Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Arab Desert Beach Port part II

            All the buildings can go either way, B&P or 1666. Double duty.

            These came from the same print dude that the water front came from. I think he or she printed them for pictures. Then sold them off.

            This one is from the Treasure Island stl kickstarter. Easy enough to print, but you need a bed bigger than 6 x 6. Only the roof fit on the Flashforge. Treasure Island fits with the Tortuga line.  

        I never paint the insides. Too many scars from a doll house build before Xmas 2001.


THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 48
Sold = 0

Painted = 10
28mm = 0
20mm = 0
15mm = 0
10mm = 0
Epic = 0
Terrain bought = 0
Terrain painted = 10

Printed Terrain = 0
Minis Printed = 0

Games = 0
Games hosted = 0

Books 
Bought = 0
Read = 0

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings
Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection
Painted = 950

Monday, January 1, 2024

2024 Yearly Plans and Goals

 


        This will be another banner year for travel. We have dudes already out sick, injured. The last two big jobs of 2023 were pushed into 2024 1st quarter. My sweet candy ass is headed for Israel for a month to Intel. As soon as I get back, out to sea. Then Nano, Onsemi, with AdeptiCon right right after. Magic, it will be April.

        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.

Paint, Sell, and get playing.

        **** No buying terrain. 
        **** Sell off the dust collecting items
        **** Develop new players
        **** TO and GM games at Cons 

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
                                2.) Finish the 30K Sallies
                                3.) Finish the traitor guard
                                4.) Finish the Mars army
                                5.) Start the 30K Blood Angels

       
Number 2 for the year is Anno! Continue to paint all the dudes in the box. I want at least all the                                     1.) Poles
                            2.) French
                            3.) Spanish
                            4.) Janissaries
                            5.) Common folk too. 
        Then have a 3D town, river crossing, Arab dock yard, and village ready to game in.

           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 

   All efforts here will double down with Anno Domini 1666 for terrain. Then any minis would be to support the 1695 event.

THE MOUNTAIN

Bought = 48
Sold = 0

Painted = 0
28mm = 0
20mm = 0
15mm = 0
10mm = 0
Epic = 0
Terrain bought = 0
Terrain painted = 0

Printed Terrain = 0
Printed = 0

Games = 0
Games hosted = 0

Books 
Bought = 0
Read = 0

2023

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings
Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection
Painted = 950

Saturday, December 30, 2023

NetEpic Armageddon Emperor's Children Vs Blood Angels 3000pts

 

        I got a game in, in-between the holiday weekends. Kal was able to meet up last minute. I grab a BA list that I was looking at earlier. I deployed against a T1 drop, stacked up, and survived the drop. Then sent a dev detachment far up my left flank. So careful to position them against a charge. Only to put them dead center of a detachment I thought had activated earlier. Kal rightly ate them.

        Stacking up.
    The Assault detachment shifted from right to left to over load. I wanted that T2 initiative. I lost every initiative roll. My assault took a beating. The Death company came by and smashed.
        There I am giving away a detachment.


Thursday, December 28, 2023

Last trip of the year

 

         I have scored over 175k in points this year. Last time out this year. This would be a normal trip. The eng stationed here is one that I am slotted to cover for vacations. I bounced out of Thanksgiving. He gets xmas. 

        I am at the crowne plaza. 5k bonus points. The light sucks, but it was where the points were. I have Anno Domini spanish with me and traitor guard super heavies.



Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Save the Date "AdeptiCon registration starts 8 January"

 

 AdeptiCon 2023 Registration is Right Around the Corner!

January 8th 1pm CST


    Time to use that fancy phone for something important. On said fancy phone is a calendar. Make an appointment to register for AdeptiCon. On said fancy phone is an alarm. Set your alarm for 1pm CST. Events fill up wicked quick. Especially the very best ones. 3D Space Hulk is one of the events that is hard as hell to get into. 


AdeptiCon 

2024 20-24 March


    Chicago Matt is running just about or every specialist games tourney/event. Contact him for list questions.



Epic is Saturday



Warmaster is Friday



Sunday, December 24, 2023

28mm Dragones De Cuera

 


    The Cuera Dragons were the border cavalry of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. They were a body, like European dragoons, trained to share both on foot and on horseback. The "Cuera" was the vest they wore, as protection from arrows and knife blows.
    They operated in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
Each of them had five horses and a mule. Its armament consisted of ashort musket, a long carbine (sometimes striped), four pistols, saber, sword, lance and shield.
    They fought and defeated numerous Indian tribes such as the Apaches and the Comanches.
During part of the 17th century and throughout the 18th century, they maintained and expanded a border of more than 5000 km.

     

PREORDER LAUNCH OFFER


    We present to you an attractive launch offer for our first references dedicated to leather dragons. It consists of a complete package with the first 10 references and some special gift figures, only available by purchasing this preorder
    The package contains 18 figures on horseback, 18 figures on foot, 4 horses and 2 dragons holding the horses. It also includes several figures as an exclusive gift. Don Juan Bautista de Anza, Captain of the leather dragons, founder of the city of San Francisco among many other feats. 3 advance group figures with an Apache explorer and a cartographer officer and a dragon.

            The price of these figures would be, not counting the gift ones, 124 euros. With this offer it remains at 95 euros for 48 miniatures. This is a preorder, that is, the reservation is made now, guaranteeing that price and helping to launch the project. The delivery of the product will be made between January 15 and 30, 2024.


        The Dragones de Cuera!!!! Oh I want these. The web site is proper porked. You cannot get to the cart or if you do you cannot get past the link to pay them. If you try to contact them all sorts of errors.



            UPDATE; The website is totally dog shit. But if you fuck with it enough, you can get your order through. Mine is in!!!!!


Saturday, December 23, 2023

2023 Wrap up

 


        A little early in reporting. Not much will happen this last week or so. Maybe I can get a few games in. Then nothing until next year.

Paint, Sell, and get playing.

        **** No buying terrain. 
        **** Sell off the dust collecting items
        **** Develop new players
        **** TO and GM games at Cons 

         I have plans to TO at Small Wars. RF&F, Anno Domini 1666, and run an Epic tourney. No Epic will be at AdeptiCon. We are moving to Small Wars! Another change will happen with Cold Wars and Fall In. There will only be Epic or Warmaster, with Cold Wars having Epic. I will do RF&F and Anno Domini 1666 at HistoriCon. 
    *I did TO at Little Wars. No warmaster at all. Never made it to HistoriCon. Only played Anno Domini with my kid so far. Anno was a late delivery. Over all and with all the travel. This has been my best year for sticking to the goals and completing the projects. Very happy now as I look back on the year!

                                I would like to paint over a 1000 minis.
                                I want to sell off over a 1000 minis.
    *Almost 1000 minis painted, 950. The majority came from rebasing RF&F 15s. 28mms slow down the volume achievable. I have sold way more than a 1000. Most of what I sold was from collections I bought. My 28mm Romans were sold off and some Epic.

PLANS

       
 Blood and Plunder is the main project for the year. 

                1.) 1695 will be a major part. I will paint Muhgal, Arabic, and the 4 girls forces. Plus print and paint "The City of Corsairs."
                2.) Build a board for 1695, Sally Rouge, 1666.
                3.) Maybe finish the 2 ships I own. Or pay someone to do it.
    *Only painted minis and printed a few buildings.
    *The sea port for the Sally Rouge is done.

        This will be a road trip project. It is debasing, rebasing, dipping, flocking and seal them. Then determine what stays and what goes.
    *Happy here. I rebased well over 200 total. Next year I will sell Union regiments in division size.

        This will be another road project. I got an army of Africans at Fall In. All painted and based on pennies. I will glue them pennies to nickels. I use nickels. Then dip, flock and seal them.
    *Happy here. 100% completed

        I went all in for the last kickstarter. Last I heard was the hold up being the manuals at print. I will paint them and teach VV and Priscila the game. The Spanish musketeer Alatriste is in the game. It is quick and easy to play. I will be run games at the Cons.
       *The delivery date was pushed back and back again. The states were about last to get their copies. I was last in that line!

 

Epic is number 2 for this years focus.

        1.) Kit out the Imperial Fists for Cold Wars. Then add on 30K detachments
        2.) Finish the Sallies
        3) Cherry pick traitor guard and sell of the remaining Chaos.
        4.) Finish the World Eaters for 30K and sell off whats left
        5.) Start the Blood Angels for 30K
        6.) Complete a 40/30K traitor guard army.

Bought = 321, 6 collections, 6 armies, 4 buildings
Sold = 142, 166 Detachments, 6 Armies, 1 Collection

Painted = 950
28mm = 82
20mm = 94
15mm = 438
10mm = 0
Epic = 236
Terrain bought = 163
Terrain painted = 107

Printed Terrain = 38
Printed = 30

Games
Games played = 32
Games hosted = 13

Books
Bought = 3
Read = 7

2022

Bought = 1289 + a collection + 3 Armies
Sold = 76, 14 Buildings, 22 detachments + 3 Armies + a game
Painted = 763