Progress in 2017 and plans for 2018

[Leon]

As the end of the year approaches we'll be reviewing what we achieved during the past 12 months, as well as getting our plans ready for 2018.  We'll have those posted up for everyone after Christmas, but in the meantime I thought it would be interesting to see how everyone else managed? 

Did you get that new army completed, find the time to fit in more gaming, or did real life get in the way?  And have you got any new projects in mind for 2018?

[paulr]

Completed
- my Italo-Turkish & First Balkan Naval Wars project
- my DBA First Crusade project, most was painted last year
- more early WWI reinforcements for Pierre the Shy

Got plenty of gaming in

Spent a lot of time casting around for another period / project   

Decided to expand an existing period for now and have made a good start on my AWI in Virginia

For 2018 the plan is to complete the AWI in Virginia project then have another look at ECW and the For King and Parliament rules

[petercooman]

I completed my painting challenge.

Got me some small armies ready to play bolt action, expanded my waterloo armies again and got a lot of my old LOTR stuff painted.

Not a bad year!

[Steve J]

I've got a few more days to go yet, but will do my annual review then. Interesting for me to look back on my plans for the year and what I have, or more likely haven't, achieved.

[Bunny]

2017

Seven Year War Austrians, finished
Seven Year War Russians, started
Nine Years War Spanish, finished, but this was just a small force

For 2018
10mm Seven Years War continued.....
15mm Battle of Raphia, both sides about 2000 figures all Xyston.  I started this a couple of months ago and have made soem good progress.

And there are others planned....

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

[Redstef]

not sure anything is ever completed but made good progress on
10mm
LoA Ireland
FPW
ACW

15mm
Hoplites ( I'll be interested in your Xyston armies Bunny as mine are Xyston as well )
ECW
Samurai

next year the only project i foresee starting is 10mm Naps

Happy Christmas everyone and keep up the good work Pendraken team
Stefan

[Jesus]

Despite having stopped 4 months in summer I am happy because I have had your recognition of my work. At the moment I am preparing a scenario of the American Civil War, I have to finish the English caravan in Sudan. As a next project I painted Napoleon's Russians and then I will think about it. Maybe I'll get to paint Spanish Napoleon or expand Austrian 1809. The idea is to prepare a good job for the 2018 contest.

[Chad]

15mm French Revolution

2017 completed

6 battalions of Prussians plus battalion guns
5 battalions of Austrians
12 battalions of French (9 of Les Bleus + 3 of Les Blancs)

2018 plans
2 battalions Prussians + battalion guns + Fusiler battalion
2 battalions Austrian Line + 1 battalion each of Hungarian Grenadiers, Grenz and Light Infantry
3 battalions Les Bleus + 1 Battalion Chasseurs a pied
Artillery for French, Austrian and Prussian
Cavalry for French, Austrian and Prussian
3 battalions Saxons
3 battalions Hessian
3 battalions British Guards + some cavalry

[Chad]

Forgot 1 battalion French Grenadiers and some Hanoverian battalions

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

As of last night: 2999 figures painted. Mostly not mine.
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Before 2018, Carthaginian fleet to finish.
2018:
Sassanid Persians.
Erm...
Dunno...
Waiting for something shiny to appear!

[Terry37]

I don't really set goals, as I work as time allows, and as I feel inclined, since I usually turn out awful workif I'm not in the mood for it. I did complete  several projects though, and made great progress on others.

Completed

Green Men of Mars
Post Apocalyptic Law army
Post Apocalyptic Road Warrior Stronghold (thanks to the painting contest)
Seven elements finished for my Tsar Paul I army
Kirin and Lady Snowblood for my Ninja army
Weird War US Hollywood army
Weird War Red Skull army
Weird War WWI US army
Weird War WWI German army
Halloween army
Six elements of 10 MM ACW figures.


Progress Made

Lord Brooks Regiment of Foote (ECW)
Additional elements of my Tsar Paul I army
Post Apocalyptic Law Stronghold
Weird War WWI Stronghold

Plus I am sure there are some other little bits I am not remembering right now. However, for me I feel it has been a very productive year. The one thing I've not gotten to do is as much gaming as I would ahve liked. But the game days were not always good for my schedule, so had to miss some.

Terry

[Norm]

Not much in terms of raw productivity ....... but I did get a lot of thinking done

[Matt J]

Not great progress this year what with work, family and caring for parent.

Done
10mm
Website samples for - imperial Romans, Gauls, Indochina
2 battalions of 7yw British
Dozen peices of armour for Egyptian Yom Kippur war
Other bits and pieces for various periods
28mm
Blood bowl chaos dwarf and Norse teams

And that's it

Next year id like to just finish a project

[ErHo]

Ive got a few 10mm dragon men that need some closure, and all the assorted terrain for them.  Perhaps 2'x2' modular tiles for the game board.

Finish casting and painting my hirst arts field stone modular tiles(ugh... I bought them, might as well use them!)

Finish my latest 40k dreadnaught, 8 murheens and commander....

Finish the Chaos WHFB starter set....

Write up 2x 5thE campaigns for my groups(one evil on Toril, and one in custom world)

Begin first campaign for Big Eye Small Mouth 3e....

I havnt even opened my box sets for Bolt Action and Frost Grave!

Oh yeah, and in between all that I'll go to work and raise 2 kids.

[FierceKitty]

War of Northern Aggression, WWI air forces, Ch'in and Han armies done. A reasonably productive year, esp. since the Americans involved painting a lot more buildings and other terrain too.