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.

[Orcs]

10mm

WW2 Belgians for BKC started and finished ( may get a couple more trucks or artillery Pieces)
WW2 Western Desert - Completed. Italians , 8Th Army and DAK.
WW2 Early War Germans nearly finished - added some 30 vehicles and 60 infantry
WSS British army - Have a reasonable force assembled   Cavalry still needs some more regiments thanks to the Turbill Miniatures debacle

28mm
Added another dozen or so Orcs to my collection.
Painted a Colonial British Sudan army for "The Men Who Would Be Kings" with half strength units
Half a dozen or so Fantasy Characters finished as well

20mm
Added some excellent painted buildings to my NE Europe collection (Expensive but very nice)


Gaming

Got in lots of whole days gaming thanks to the hospitality of Albie Bach and Sunjester. Stepdaughter has moved out and I will be annexing her bedroom to reciprocate in 2018.
Due to work only made one show - Abingdon
Bought lots of shiny stuff.

Home

Married eldest daughter off -  Have told Son-in-law that I do not operate a returns policy. 1 down 4 to go
Have done some serious amounts of decorating - Mrs Orcs has said none to be done next year 


Plans for 2018

Finish WSS British
Paint 28mm Sudaneese opponents for the British
Start on 10mmm ACW project
Start 15mm 100 days Napoleonic Armies. ( I have AB figures from 1988, so only 20 years from purchase to painting table)
Think about opponents for 15mm Late Hebrew Army now I have a set of ancient rules Both I and potential opponents like 

Lots of whole day games and whole days painting thanks to Decorating hiatus imposed by Mrs Orcs.  I already have permission for one whole days gaming and one whole days figure painting per week from Mrs Orcs. (She is definitely a keeper)

Visit Lots of people I know ( If you know me you have been warned)  to catch up and hopefully game.

Sort out and rationalise wargames collection














 

[Poggle]

I didn't get much done because real life got in the way, but at least I made a good start on building my 10mm ECW and 15mm Dux B. collections. 

At the moment everything has been in storage for the last nine weeks due to the House Move from Hell. 

[Womble67]

Hi

Ok plans for 2018 are mainly to finish off projects I have already started so without further ado

Complete both early and late War German armies

More scenery for Stalingrad

My very good friend from the club Malcolm is going to help me Build Mamayev Kurgan

That's just a few things we have planned let's see how I stick to it this year

Take

Andy

[paulr]

I didn't get much done because real life got in the way, but at least I made a good start on building my 10mm ECW and 15mm Dux B. collections. 

At the moment everything has been in storage for the last nine weeks due to the House Move from Hell. 

I hope the house move gets sorted

[sunjester]

2017

10mm
Started on WSS Confederate army for the campaign in Catalonia (funny how life imitates art), Catalan contingent finished.
Added zouave units and more cavalry to ACW armies

28mm
Completed 1920s Pulp forces for border clashes between USA/Canada/Bootleggers
Added to (perhaps completed) 17th Century Polish army
Re-based Mongol army I picked up as a show bargain last year
Loads of odds and ends painted for Colonial Africa to use with The Men Who Would Be Kings (mainly expanding existing skirmish collection to small units)
Got underway with a TMWWBK league at the club (round one almost completed)
Got loads of old medieval/tudor buildings/civilains/terrain down from loft, now repaired and re-based for Border Reiver games with En Garde
Finished (! ) Saracen army

A good year for gaming and getting old collections on the table with new rules.

2018

10mm
Finish Dutch, Imperialist and Palatine contingents for WSS Catalonia campaign.
Add more dismounted cavalry to ACW armies.

28mm
Finish terrain for 1920s Pulp game (due to be the club demo at Abingdon and Bourne End shows).
Finish native army for TMWWBK
? see what else comes up