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!

The Slaughterloo wars continue

The third battle in my Slaughterloo campaign draws to a close as winter approaches. The Burrovian led Associates cause comes out the victor once again after a hard fought battle. 

The Seasons of Battle cards and rules created a great scenario in which the defending Unionists had a strong center but were vulnerable to the superior enemy cavalry on the flank.

Associates on the left are prepared for teh attack.

The view from the CiC position.

And from the other side.

Rough terrain on this flank, perfect for the light troops to skirmish.

The hammer approaches.

Three lines of attacking troops.

While the cavalry go at it on the flank.

Prep fire.

Bombarding the village.

Cav battle swings back and forth.

Unionists hold there own to start, but the enemy has three fresh regiments to commit.

Toad mountain infantry in their element...savage fighting routs the Bog Orc lights.

Burrovian lights charge in...but suffer massive losses. Could this be the Associates first defeat?

Attack in the center goes much better.

Time to send in the next wave of cavalry.

Breakthrough!

A brief success on the flank...but there are no reserves to exploit.

While Unionist reserves move up to send the Burovian Grenadiers to flight.

Halfling natives charge the Burrovians in the flank to pin them.

And then the cavalry crush them.

Hopping away!

The center is a massive brawl as both sides are low on morale chips.

The Associates keep pouring troops into the attack as the Unionist second line repositions. 

The Associate have the upper hand in the cavalry melee.

The fresh regiments made the difference.

Werewolves storm the village on a stolen lull card.

And secure a solid foothold over the hedgerow.

Despite having a solid second line, the Unionist lines of communication are under pressure. 

Only two weak cavalry regiments hold back the tide.

Unionists decide to retreat before being destroyed.

A hard fought battle. 

It came down to the wire...morale chips where 5 to 5 when the Unionists had a run of 7 cards...but pulled a Lull...with the Associates getting a Move card! They unleashed everything in a massive attack, and since many of the Unionist units were damaged/disordered, or at least unloaded...it was carnage. 

The Unionists went through the rest of their cards...including all 3 infantry fire cards (and did some damage, but not enough)...pulling an Army Morale card at the start of the next set of initiatives. 

The campaign has seen three battles with the Associates on the offensive, winning each time. The unionists have to either get more aggressive, or at least position their reserves closer to the front. 

Post battle saw the Unionists come out of things OK, with several units improving while the Associates, while victorious, have seen quality drop. National morale does stand 47 vs 29 in the Associates favor, plus 25 victory points.

January 2021

 A fine hobby month in an otherwise COVID dominated start to the new year. I got in a Slaughterloo campaign game with FOB3, painted a big batch of figures, and spent $0 !!! The hobby trifecta.

I will work on posting the battle report this week. 

Next up...the Slaughterloo Dark Elves (Spanish): 3 x infantry units, 3 x cav, 1 x artillery, and a few leaders/personalities. I hope to get these done over the next 2 months. I am painting alternating groups for the two sides in my campaign. Rats (Scots) are up after the Dark Elves...then come the big 4...Dogs (Austrians), Elves (French), Dwarves (Prussians), and Orcs (Brits). Whole thing will take be about another 3 years :)

PAINTING

25 x mounted and 42 x dismounted figures: 92 points

GAMES

1 x Slaughterloo Campaign game with FOB3

BUDGET

$0 for the month

$0year to date

Starting strong

 Good start to the month...I am working on a goal to paint and exercise everyday in January. 18 days in and on the mark.

Finished (minus basing) three cavalry units and well on my way to finishing three infantry units for Slaughterloo. 

Plus have a game in my FOB3 Slaughterloo on the table. The Seasons of Battle campaign rules are helping write the narrative...some back and forth manuever with one side gaining an advantage and bringing battle at a location with a wide open flank to maximize the effectiveness of their superiors quantity and quality of cavalry.

$0 spent for the month is a bonus.

These guys now are 75% complete

Getting the table ready

Big cav ready for basing

Great room for maneuver on the right flank

December 2020 and end of year wrap up

The end of a crazy year. Despite COVID, I managed a good amount of hobby work, even with the interruption of moving at the end of the year. We are now established in the new house, I have some time off work, and lots of lead on hand :)

December totals are:

PAINTING

8 x 28mm cavalry: 16 points

Yearly TOTAL: 714

GAMES

0

Yearly TOTAL: 6

BUDGET

$0 in December

Yearly TOTAL: $3475

Two more units for the Slaughterloo collection. 

City Militia Cavalry

City Militia Infantry

The new game space in the basement...need boards for the 12x7 table.

Let's review the plans for 2020:

Plans for 2020

1- Focus on Slaughterloo: target is at least 600 figures

-----Accomplished...hit the # and focused on just one project

2- Start Albedo once the range is more filled out...will take about 4 months to paint the figures

-----Postponed...

3- Attend Historicon

-----COVID interruption

4- Keep spending to <$1800 total... I can do it!

-----Failed

5- 15mm fantasy if I get into a slump

-----No slump so this stays on standby

Plans for 2020

1- Continued focus on Slaughterloo

2- Game more (>6, target 12)

3- Spend less, <$1200 plus Historicon if all goes well

4- Attend Historicon

5- Sell off some figures/terrain...a small downsizing- reinvest $ in Albedo

Project Update

A Very British Civil War: No planned additions.

---Last Painted: Jul, 2019

---Last Gamed: May, 2020

Slaughterloo: In progress

---Last Painted: Dec, 2020

---Last Gamed: Jul, 2020

Zombies: Phase I complete. --- consider selling

---Last Painted: Jul, 2018

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2020 

Wooden Warriors: I don't plan to continue this project

---Last Painted: Jun, 2018

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2018

28mm Fantasy: Phase I complete. Plenty of plastic kits on hand. --- consider selling excess

---Last Painted: Oct, 2019

---Last Gamed: Oct, 2019

Albedo Anthropomorphic: Not Started

---Last Painted: 

---Last Gamed:

6mm Sci-fi: Phase I complete.

---Last Painted: May, 2018

---Last Gamed: Apr, 2018

Fantasy 15mm: Large number of figures on hand to be painted.

---Last Painted: Jul, 2019

---Last Gamed: Jan, 2020

Pulp Alley: Will have some bleed over with the AVBCW figures. No major additions needed. I will continue to collect all of the Pulp Alley cards and scenarios.

---Last Painted: Dec, 2017

---Last Gamed: Jun, 2020

World War Two 15mm: No planned additions.

---Last Painted: Jan, 2013

---Last Gamed: Jul, 2014

Sci-fi 15mm:  No planned additions.

---Last Painted: Jun, 2013

---Last Gamed: Jan, 2019

WW2 Air Combat: No planned additions. ---consider selling

---Last Painted: Apr, 2013

---Last Gamed: Apr, 2013

Splintered Lands Animals: No planned additions. 

---Last Painted: Dec, 2011

---Last Gamed: Feb, 2013

Starmada Space Ships: No planned additions. ---consider selling

---Last Painted: Jun, 2011

---Last Gamed: Feb, 2013

Kingdom of Katzenstein: My 15mm "Napoleonic" imagi-nation. This is the project that got me started in November 2008.  I will continue to add a unit every now and then.

---Last Painted: Dec, 2018

---Last Gamed: Dec, 2011

15mm Pirates: No planned additions. ---consider selling

---Last Painted: May, 2016

---Last Gamed: Not yet

November 2020

 Still in the moving process so ALMOST (snuck in two days at the end) no hobby time...andI did order more figures :(

We expect to be in the new place in December...with a very large basement...I am thinking a BIG table :)

PAINTING

8x Slaughterloo cav= 16 points

TYD: 696

GAMES

0 

BUDGET

$260, Slaughterloo figures with free shipping and 15% off. 

$3475, Year to date