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

August 2022

Hard push at the end of the month to finish up the Slaughterloo infantry in progress. Next up...9 x 8 figure cav units. Starting them on Labor Day weekend.

I'll miss the club September game.

Restarting my Slaughterloo campaign game...trimmed the map to a more usable size. Going to try the first battle with Soldiers of Napoleon again. 

AWC club game with 1/72nd plastics. 

PAINTING

126 x Slaughterloo figures (7 units): 126 points

Total: 126 points

YTD: 578

GAMING

1 x ACW game at the club

BUDGET

$600 on Albedo figures to complete the current collection....blew the budget

YTD: $2320

July 2022

A mixed month in the hobby...I missed the club game day and have done less painting due to having COVID early in the month, but I did still get to go to Historicon.

Plan for August: Finish the horses for the Elf force for Slaughterloo and start on some of the renewed 28mm fantasy project (enough to game 5 Leagues).

PAINTING

9 x sci fi figures: 9 points

30 x Slaughterloo figures: 30 points

TOTAL: 39

YTD: 452

GAMES

1 x Burrows and Badgers

7 x games at Historicon

YTD: 17

BUDGET

$1200 at Historicon :( and 2 of the 7TV rules set boxes

YTD: $1720

Historicon 2022

 I attended Historicon for three days in Lancaster, PA. Spent way too much but I did get in 7 games.

Attendance looked a little light but I think we rebound post COVID next year. A few companies missing from the dealer hall. There were a good number of kids and younger folks. 

I did not find any real bargains and a bust at the flea market.

One of the game masters mentioned a hobby store within an hour so I need to try that for my supplies. 

I was searching for the full set of 7TV game boxes but no luck...and my quest for relatively cheap 28mm trees failed. There is one dealer with great terrain products, but too expensive for now. Maybe I will get supplies and build my own. 

I played 7 games...all well done with enthusiastic game masters. Peter, AJ, Joe, Buck, Bruce, Konstantine, and Chris. I need to run a game when I retire to give back. 

No parking or hotel issues on my end but I always jump on getting on site lodging as soon as it opens. Plenty of food in the area. No traffic issues from NJ to Lancaster (2h ride for me). 

A WWII special operations game using the Doctor Who (7TV 1st ed?) rules. Fun game and great table.

A Star Wars game using the card driver Combat Patrol rules. Another great game and some of my go to rules. I bought the Feudal Patrol version for my renewed 28mm fantasy project.

My clones getting overrun.

A game in 1982 Angola using IABSM. Fast playing with lots of action. The use of blinds really highlighted the asynchronous nature of the game. 

Lots going on...but we destroyed the objective at the last minute. 

Chain of Command in Crete. This table won an award, and it was a great game by Joe. I will try to link up with his group in the Phili area since the are Lard America!

3mm invasion of Malta  hypothetical. An incredible map and a labor of love by the gamemaster. 

Battle of Monmouth with the unpublished computer driven Electric Brigadier rules. Each player makes entries on a tablet, making the game move along quickly. Very impressive. 

Tablet

I led the NJ regiments to victory. 

The highlight of every Historicon, Peter A's Napoleonic game with Field of Battle 3ed. 9 of the 10 players had some FOB experience, great group of folks and the game came down to the wire with morale chips passing back and forth. The Austrians defeated us in the end!

I sold off a very similar project last year because of lack of vision/direction...I have corrected that and time to get gluing some plastic (and the great female warriors from Bad Squido.)

A part of the Rebel Alliance and a Traitor ---- a Burrows and Badgers campaign game

Sinjon Stinkwater led a daring attack on the Hired Paw held village of Warren Percy, striking a blow for freedom loving creatures but at the loss of a key ally, the rebel shrew.

[I'm down with COVID and missed the club game yesterday.]

The rebels attack the south-east part of the village

Sir Barkley attacks teh shrew baker that just took out Cost Cheeswiz

Sinjon sneaks up on Ron Weasley

The rebels take some early hits from magic and long range crossbow fire

The rebels pounce on Fiona the Rabbit archer

Barkley is on a roll

Osh Cheeswiz is the next victim

Sinjon smacks Ron around upstairs

Sir Barkley comes around the house to confront the rebels, Elsbet strikes him with a sling stone

Unfair fight

Enraged, the hound drops the cheeky Otter lass

While Bitsy finishes off Osh

Barkley drops Legartha, but the enemies keep coming

Sinjon is on the way!

Victory!

Tug slinks off to fight another day.

Next up, "Stand and Deliver" scenario.