Traveling and painting in 2024 part XI

 

            Crowne Plaza, no points. I am tagging along with the wife. She has the week before the holiday. I have the week after. Sitting around while she is working, I got some painting done. And Xmas shopping with the kid.

            Crowne had a excellent light. Walls from the basement sale at Fall In. 6 to 20mm scale

            Some 3D and FW tanks for the traitor guard.

            Spanish and terrible greeks from the basement at Fall In.

        Marriott double points and 2k a night. Junk lighting. I got very little done as I forgot my glasses.

        A Staybridge after that with a sweet bar and excellent lighting. 3k every 2 nights plus double points and 3k a night. Out in AZ a senior engineer quit. The place is falling apart. I never took the case out. A free night in one weeks trip.

        Down to St Augustine for HM1's Xmas party. I got proper pissed and throw up all over the room. No paints. Hotel, Rental car and Air all on points. Only paid for an Ubers and 50 for the mess the maid had to deal with.

        Holiday Inn full service crap lighting. This one is 5k a night, double points, and 3k every 2 nights. AZ again, still a mess. Late Monday night flight, red home Thursday. My give a shit level is at zero. I did not bring my kit. Only a few terrain pieces and 6 pots of paint.

        This AZ trip put me to Delta Diamond status with 14 days to spare. Platinum gets you 500 bucks on your delta AmEx. Which pays for the card. Diamond gets you 3 choices. I took 700 bucks, Sky Club and 2000 kicker for next year. You could take an 8k kicker getting to Diamond if you didn't think next year's travel would be so much. Next year will be more the same. Another senior engineer is gone.

        A nap on Friday after the red eye and off to Albany. Staybridge 2 room suite. 3k every 2 nights double points, no bonus points. I have my mother and Aunt as tag alongs. I drop them off at my brother's for Xmas late on the 23rd. Or in a hotel cause he can't be bothered. Both are staying for free in Cuse on my points at a shit Candlewood. Cause its too far for his fat ass to fetch them at the nice hotel. 4 more miles! 

        Then rocket home for 24/25. The 26th high speed transit to FL for a New Years Cruise. No paint kit, just cigars!

The Great Clean out part VI

 

            It continues. I cannot be leaving all this shit for the wife or kid to sell. Those dudes that never get used or never ever seen the table will be sold. The Dark Angels are gone. &00 buy it now on eBay got me 613 after fees. I got them way back when I was in NY. They are purchased in a lot with the Nids, FW roads, and an IG army I sold off right away. I don't think I paid more than a grand for the collection. I wanted the DAs for a loaner army. It never went out more than twice.

            I bunch of romans went too. Almost all the Aventine Imperial Romans are gone.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 553, 29 detachments, 7 armies, box set

Painted = 556

28mm = 129

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 250

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 17

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950

SAGA 6 points Successors Vs Syracuse

 

            I got a game in with Kal. This time Greeks. I had been painting them. Really should have stuck with one army board to learn the game. Not take the newest. t. Kal spanked me good. He more than doubled me in objective points and kills.

Photos in no set order.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 507, 29 detachments, 6 armies, box set

Painted = 556

28mm = 129

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 250

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 17

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950

SAGA Long War Greeks part III

 

            The last 4 Fall In Walleys basement buys. These 4 were the worse. I did not sell them solely because of their helmets. After the amount of effort, I should have sold them or tossed them in the trash. I ended up stripping them after realizing they could not be just touched up. 

            This one is a 3D print. Another character for Arabian Nights.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 507, 29 detachments, 6 armies, box set

Painted = 556

28mm = 129

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 250

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 16

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950

Anno Domini 1666 "Town guards"

 

            It has been a while since I got any true Anno done. 

    

            Walls for every game.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 507, 29 detachments, 6 armies, box set

Painted = 551

28mm = 124

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 250

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 16

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950

Gladiator II

 

            Of course I went to see it. I loved the first one. It was 45 bucks for the Wifi and me to see it. Dude when did the movies become so much? 

            If you know nothing, it good. Seeing Rome as it was. The flooding of the colosseum. The Legionary NCOs in all there fancy armor. The story is all over the place. There are parts that should be motivating factors that never develop. 

        Problem 1; Rome would never attack a city like that. The Legions strength was on land. A walled city was never a problem for the Legions. They would have encircled the city and brenched the walls. 

        Problem 2; The ships are of Greek design. This event is 200 plus years after the Punic Wars. Roman ship design changed during the Punic Wars. And serval more times, by the time we reach Caesar.

    

        Problem 3; The ships shown have a bronze ram on the bow. That ram is built into the keel. When these type ships struck an unwater tree on rock, the ram would break off and or the keel would be breached. The ship would sink. You cannot ram or drive this type of ship into a wall and be afloat afterwards. They would beach them aft first, bow out, because the sand would break the keel as the ram touched.

                        Now you as, they rammed ship and did not have a problem. Yes because the target could and would move when struck. The whole kinetic impact would not transfer down the ship.

        Problem 4; The legions breach the walls. What happened to their shields? Legionaries are effect because of the way in which they fight. They are a standing professional army at this time. They are trained to fight a certain way. In the movie they are over the wall fighting as independent characters or heros. 

        Problem 5; The legionaries are shown buring and burning the dead. They breached the walls. When an army breaches the walls, the city is theirs to plunder. Anyone alive would be a shell of a human being and a SLAVE. Those slaves would be doing this shit work. 

        Problem 6; The legion NCOs up to the commander are shown to display sadness or horror. Never happened. They Command would have 30 years of fighting under his belt. The NCOs the same. They lived for this. They wanted this action. The made the most profit from this action.

        Problem 7; The triumph, the commanding generals face is not painted red. When he reaches the step and the Emperors speak of his great honors. He says he did not do it for himself. Of course he did. This is how you got rich, political power, clients, family power. This is exactly of Rome work. No one would ever say that.

The movie is about 25 minutes in and full of issues. The next scene is the general and wife talking about him feeling shame for all the dead. Which again would never happen. This would and is every general's dream to get a triumph. And the Hollywood BS starts creeping in.

The movie is worth the ship battle in the flooded colosseum. Other than the sharks. Romans actually did it more than once. The archers targeting the rowers and helmsman. The oar rake and the rowers fate. The ramming and rolling of the target. The boarding action. Only thing wrong was after ramming they did not back water.

SAGA Long War Greeks part II

   

     An actual no shit real Spartan shield, British Museum. We painted them way to shiny. The sources talk about shining armor and shields prior to and engagement. Soldiers and their boots, soldiers and their shields....how many really did shine them?

            More originally started in NY. I cleaned them up, highlights, wash, shields, pikes, and basing.

            Some Roman Cavalry. These were the only ones not based. The other 9 were based and pretty. They are on eBay. Touch ups, highlights, and rebasing.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 739, 2 armies

Sold = 507, 29 detachments, 6 armies, box set

Painted = 536

28mm = 120

20mm = 0

15mm = 96

10mm = 0

Epic = 80

Terrain bought = 92

Terrain painted = 239

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 16

Games hosted = 6

Books 

Bought = 5

Read = 6

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings

Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950