Regimental Fire & Fury Buying up minis to finish up

 

        I hate painting horses. More than anything painting horses drives me away. I can do it. They all come out ok. Horses are the hated part of the hobby for me.

        Walleys Basement coughed up a deal of the year. 192 Union and Confederate Cavalry for 50 bucks. 

        First all the horses need to be based for RF&F. 24 at a time go into a water bath to remove all the old plywood bases. Lucky that the original owner didn't use super glue. Once they are free. I will attach them to standard RF&F bases. 

        I will need to touch a few up, Then seal them in an army painter dip.

        The riders will get touched up. All will get added to their mounts and dipped together.

    

    

            This forced me to clear off the table. In doing so I had to start giving all the command stands their new flags. The paper flags are 10mm not 15. I think 15mm flags are too big. Each flag gets folded in half first. Then white glue on the inside and wrapped around the pole. After its pressed together and the edges matched up, I fold/bend it to look normal. Then the outside is coated in white glue. The south is next.

Mountain

2022

Bought = 368 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 64, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 2 Armies

Painted = 313

28mm = 54

20mm = 45

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 0

Terrain bought = 82
Terrain painted = 214

Games

Games played = 25

Games hosted = 9

2021

Bought = 366 + an army

Sold = 0

Painted = 841

Books

Bought = 13
Read = 5

HistoriCon 2022 goodies

        Walleys Basement turned out a target of opportunity. I always go thru wicked fast. There are a few select things I am looking for. I almost missed the opportunity. I heard the vendor say 5 bucks a bag for ACW. That guy walked away. I quickly took a look. Cavalry!!! 12 dudes and horses, painted, for a 5er. I bought every bag. The vendor then said 50 not 80 beans. 192 painted Cavalry for 50, a steal, 13 cents a mini.

    4 more ladies for VV's pirate army. It is so hard to find the non-titty girl pirate minis. I also got my leather edition B&P book signed!

        I actual US vendor was selling his personal army. Brandenburg starter set.

Books

        These older editions are so much more than the newer magazines.

    I had a second edition. This is a 1st with mint dust jacket.

    1st ed in excellent condition.

Mountain

2022

Bought = 368 + a collection + 3 Armies

Sold = 64, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 2 Armies

Painted = 313

28mm = 54

20mm = 45

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 0

Terrain bought = 82
Terrain painted = 214

Games

Games played = 25

Games hosted = 9

2021

Bought = 366 + an army

Sold = 0

Painted = 841

Books

Bought = 13
Read = 5

HistoriCon 2022 NetAE

 

        Once again work tanked my attendance. Delta boned me on the return trip. I only made it back in time for dinner Friday night. Saturday was pick up games of Epic. Kal or myself could not say for sure we would be available to run a tourney.

        HistoriCon was in the Marroitt downtown Lancaster. It was my 1st time being there. The place is huge. Coffee and beers were an issue, nothing else.

        VV was with me. A Kiwi was coming up from Northern VA. The MD West Point guys were coming up to. We had around 8.

My Lists

Tau

Imperial Fists

Mountain

2022

Bought = 176+ a collection + 2 Armies

Sold = 64, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 2 Armies

Painted = 313

28mm = 54

20mm = 45

15mm = 0

10mm = 0

Epic = 0

Terrain bought = 82
Terrain painted = 214

Games

Games played = 25

Games hosted = 9

2021

Bought = 366 + an army

Sold = 0

Painted = 841

Books

Bought = 13
Read = 5

WTS Too much, Too Long

        Long time. Non stop travel. Zero painting. There was a vacation. I got off a plane, to get back on one for vacation, to get off and back on one to go straight back to work. There is no time for much of anything. I did play soccer with my daughter and sprained my MCL. Nice, huh?

        I have also been deeply involved in selling my Father's collection for mom. When I was home I was there, down in the collection search and cataloging and pricing. I can't find anything. I don't know what is what. We have just started to sell off the art work and artifacts.

        Also the Flashforge runs day and night when I am home. Mostly printing pirate terrain. This trip I paint for the 1st time in over a month 5 items.