Traveling and painting in 2025 part I

         Here we go again. There is no slow down for this year. All new people with 15 installations that have carried over into 2025. I started the year on a cruise. I have another one, back to back in Feb. Then April a wedding in St Lucia. 

        This year also started with TEL and Intel Or. Delta 737 out. The 1st class seats are so much nicer than the regular ones. No sore ass with a pre recline built in. Lovely. Next plane had the old seats. In a Staybridge, double points with 5k a night. I have pirate scatter terrain with me. No full kit.

        Fishkill Courtyard only 2k a night bonus. Police had to come and remove the people next to me. Partying all night, noise complaints, and the dude went down and beat up the desk employee. No sleep, nothing done this week.

AdeptiCon 2025 Registration opens today

 

            I will not be going this year. 

Great Clean Out 2025 part I

             Sold 35 more 28mm Romans and donated 30 bare plastic 28mm to a wounded warrior.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 0

Sold = 65

Painted = 0

28mm = 0

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 0

Terrain bought = 0

Terrain painted = 0

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 0

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 0

Read = 0

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

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

Painted = 556

HGMS MARCON Cold Wars 2025

         Make it your New Years resolution to attend Cold Wars 2025

Dates :February 27th-March 2nd ,2025

Location :Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center

Gettysburg , PA 717-334-2755

Hotel room block  : open now :  $135.00 per night

room block name :"Cold Wars"

Event/ Game registration: open now-via Table Top Events (link at Coldwars.org)

Attendee Registration : open soon 

Exhibitor registration : open now -via Table Top Events 

(Link at Coldwars.org)

Volunteer registration: open now 

Further information: Coldwars.org

as well as:

2025 Yearly Plans and Goals

 

        I will continue to sell off dust collecting bare minis. I will not be buying collections to piece out. I will avoid buying collections to cherry pick. If time permits, sell off all 15mm ACW that is beyond fielding Gettysburg. After that maybe an Epic army and the Forgeworld Epic models I kept as masters.

        The focus will be Anno Domini for terrain and minis. Nothing is needed. 2nd will be 28mm SAGA followed by pirates. Port Royal is due after Feb.

        I may restart 10mm ancients and some BFaS. 

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 0

Sold = 0

Painted = 0

28mm = 0

20mm = 0

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 0

Terrain bought = 0

Terrain painted = 0

Printed Terrain = 0

Minis Printed = 0

Games 

Played = 0

Games hosted = 0

Books 

Bought = 0

Read = 0

2024

Bought = 739, 2 armies

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

Painted = 556

2024 Yearly Plans and Goals End of the Year Report

 

        I will stick with last years Goals. The sell off has to continue. There is too much that came with me from NY, sat in storage, and remains in its box still. Epic is first and Anno 2nd. 

        I was doing pretty good selling off. Recently nerds buying stuff has dried up. Or I am no longer selling what someone wants.

        I bought terrain. A bunch of 28mm MDF buildings. 

        Low miniatures painted count this year, only 556. That is about half of what I was able to paint last year. 250 terrain pieces painted is pretty good. Very few games played and less books read. I need to let work go its own way and focus more on my entertainment and being home.

Paint, Sell, and get playing.

        **** No buying terrain. FAILED

                        I bought a collection of terrain, a bunch of 3D buildings, STLs for 3D buildings. 

        **** Sell off the dust collecting items. PASS 

                        In this a did what I said. I started unloading all the Imperial roman 28mm. Maybe 20% is still cycling through eBay. Armies that never see the light of day are going. 

        **** Develop new players. FAILED

                        Never played enough. Hosted no games and worked too much.

        **** TO and GM games at Cons. Failed

                        Hosted no games, could not say I was going to be available. and had no time to set u/pre test games.

PLANS

   This will be a year of Epic. The plan is to finish as much as possible. I want to play more.

                                1.) Finish the FW city table for AdeptiCon

                                        Failed to reach AdeptiCon. The table made it for NEEAT

                                2.) Finish the 30K Sallies

                                        The work on the Sallies stopped. I have a playable force. Not a Kitted army. 

                                3.) Finish the traitor guard

                                        Yes. The army is playable with near every option. It can almost be fielded as                                              IG. 

                                4.) Finish the Mars army

                                            No, up for sale. 

                                5.) Start the 30K Blood Angels

                                            Never started

  Number 2 for the year is Anno! Continue to paint all the dudes in the box. I want at least all the                                        1.) Poles

                                    Nothing

                            2.) French

                                    All commons completed.

                            3.) Spanish

                                    All Spanish Character and commons completed. A 2nd terico and colonial forces.

                            4.) Janissaries

                                    All commons completed and 1 or 2 Characters. 

                            5.) Common folk too. 

                                    A few are done

                           6.) Then have a 3D town, river crossing, Arab dock yard, and village ready to game in.

                The Bridge, Paris/colonial buildings, Arab Dock yard are finished. I did not finish printing the Arab Slave market. The Colonial base is only primed. The Colonial slave market is next for printing after the Arab market.

 

            My collection is complete. I have enough minis to do any scenario. On from last year will be selling off the rebased. I will need to order bases to rebase the Iron Brigade. SELL SELL SELL 

                        Nothing has been done at all. 

        All efforts here will double down with Anno Domini 1666 for terrain. Then any minis would be to support the 1695 event. I was able to join the York group for a single game night. When home on Thursday nights I have a place on the roster.

        B&P Port Royal was backed. The pledge is in and due Feb2025. I have started on damaged buildings and scatter terrain. I have more than enough Pirates for this one.

            SAGA jumped into my world. Most every miniature was done. I see playing more games next year and another army added.

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

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!