No Cold Wars 2025 for me

 

            The destroyed her knee and fell down the steps at school. I had to come off the road early. My Aunt has a 90% blockage. She is in the ICU. 

            I did go. I went Saturday only to meet an old gamer for lunch. It was not at the convention center I thought it was. It is at the much older one. The vendors were off site in the old hockey building. Very few vendors. I did not check out any games.

            The tourney area was empty. After they told us they would not have space for Epic. ?????

Traveling and painting in 2025 part II

 

            An install close to home. Down at BWI in the courtyard normal points plus 2k a day. The lighting always sucks at the courtyard. But the Holiday Inn is a shit show. The others are full of people that missed flights. 

            Relaxed customer, slow install equals painting time. I have the full kit with me. Its loaded for SAGA and Anno. Have I said how bad the lighting is. I can't see.

            Crowne Plaza this week. Double points plus 5k a night. 

            Back 2 Back cruise. No painting just cigars and sun. Nothing like going from 8 degrees in NY to 78 in P-can.

            Back up in the Marroitt 2k a night plus double points.

            And another, same deal, but a massive TV. Where the hell I am to paint at.

        Crowne Plaza 5K a night and double points. AT least they have a desk, but no time to paint.

        Delta out Monday and back Thursday. 1st upgrades on one leg each way. Courtyard again. 2k a night plus 1k a day promo. Look at this useless desk lamp. What exactly is this guy to light up? There were no other lights to move around in the room. The customer was not ready. A half day of painting was done.

Tabletop World Cottages

        Speed paint for the wood supports in the structures takes the hate out of painting all the wood. This maybe the only exception in which one may use speed paint.

        I have to sit with the kid when she does HW. As she will just sit there and do nothing. It takes her, when she does it.1 hour maybe one and a half. Yet she will sit there for 3 hours doing nothing. If I must sit right next to her, I should get something done besides giving myself a heart attack. 

        I ended up with 3 days at home. All alone, the crumble snatchers are off doing crumble snatcher shit. Yet they poison time even when gone. The big one filled my room with another of her Home improvement channel bullshit. 

        Even still I was able to get something done.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 44

Sold = 65 + an army, 12 terrain

Painted = 81

28mm = 18

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 0

Terrain painted = 31

Printed Terrain = 23

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 0

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 0

Read = 1

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

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

Painted = 556 

Anno Domini 1666

 

        Mercenaries, the witch hunter. 

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 44

Sold = 65 + an army, 12 terrain

Painted = 75

28mm = 18

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 9

Terrain bought = 0

Terrain painted = 25

Printed Terrain = 23

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 0

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 0

Read = 1

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

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

Painted = 556