2022 has been an odd year for me. I blitzed through a number of projects - mostly Napoleonic until July when my daughter bought me a Pendraken gift voucher so I diverted into Imperial Romans and then the Cold War and Arab-Israeli stuff came out and that diverted me further. I've not lifted a brush for weeks, being very, very busy at work. I think it is time for me to formulate my plan for 2023.

Obviously first priority is to "complete" projects already started:

• To paint
• Napoleonic Danes - 4 infantry battalions (300)
• Napoleonic Poles - found some extras so I can paint another 2 battalions (144)
• 1:2400 Napoleonic warships (about 30)
• 1984 British - infantry company (112)
• 1973 Egyptians - 11 BTR152s and 2 BTR40s to paint
• To buy
• Napoleonic Swedes (924)
• 1973 Egyptians - 10 BMPs
• 1984 Soviet - 10 T64s and 13 BMPs
• Battlescene buildings

Potential new or expanded projects

• Late Roman/Arthurian
• 1984 - American and Soviet artillery, recce
• Napoleonic Ottoman (held over from 2022)
• Napoleonic Portuguese, Spanish, French, Saxon or Italian

Depending upon Pendraken releases

• Ancient Indians
• BAOR
• Amazons
• Sci-Fi
• Whatever else

Pile of shame

• Ancient Greeks (?)
• Early Scots (561)
• Samurai (1108)
• 1:600 1944 Pacific War aircraft (120)
• 1:600 Coastal Forces (47)

I think I can clear most of the "to paint" list over Christmas. I have a fortnight off and no social calendar. The Swedes will take about 6 months to buy, so I should be able to start on the Pile of Shame in early 2023. I may start with the Early Scots, 'cos I can then justify the Battlescene pig pen and some of the other offerings.

Well it's a plan. 

During 2022, I finished my collection of 10mm Indian Ocean forces for Irregular Wars.

I can now field:
 * Portuguese.
 * Hollanders.
 * Tribal Africans.
 * East Africans.
 * Arabs.
 * All three types of Indians (Mughal, Rajput, Vijayanagar).
 * East Indies.

There may be a vacancy to add Ottomans (Or morph them from the Arabs and Mughals).
That's probably enough for plenty of play.


2023 priorities are (Pick some from).
 * Play more games.
 * Continue painting 15mm Dragon Rampant forces.
 * Paint an extremely old Heroics and Ros French army (still bagged up).
 * Concentrate on my shortfall of terrain and scenics.

Well it's all going very well. 

4 warships painted, BTRs base coated, first battalion of Danes, 7 more warships and a small village primed. 

Delayed slightly by a trawl through the "get to these later" box and have painted a Cant 1007, a couple of SdKfz7 and 105mm howitzers, and a mixed dozen of flying horses and unicorns. I have no idea when I got the last, nor indeed why.    Still they will be great support for the Amazons when they arrive.   

FFL, Moroccans, Parthians. Tang a possibility, depending on whether Newline mean it; in that case also Yarlung Tibetan, which should be easy to proxy.

Well I am not going to list my "to paint list", or we will be here till Easter. I will simply keep this to what I am hoping to do.

I will continue to try and complete projects. That way I can stop looking at stuff for a particular army and the consequent extra purchases.

To complete
20mm early WW2 French. ( approx 30 figues and 10 vehicles)
10mm Wars of The Roses. (150. plus some rebasing)
15mm Rennaisance Ottomans (Complete army to rebase plus additional 100 figs)
10mm ACW ( large rebasing project approx 1200)
10mm FFL and Arabs (150)
15mm Assyrians (10 chariots and approx 60 figs)

After That Its onto projects that have been waiting some time

10mm BEF (bought in Pendraken 20 years sale in 2012)
10mm Early Russian
10mm Japanese.

I have also bought into an STL Kickstarter for Normandy Buildings - so I expect a 3D printer will be joining the projects for 2023

However, I am hopeful of getting a lot done as I am taking a voluntary release scheme from work so will be "retired" from 31st march.


 









 

15mm 1799 Russians
1/2400 Pre-Dreadnoughts
10mm - Loose ends for 1859 and 1866 Western Theatre

Other possibilities
15mm 1st Carlist War and Mexican-American War

Try and  pick one thing and stick with it.

Whether that'll be 15mm sci-fi, 6mm Napoleonics, 6mm 1066, 10mm fantasy, 10m WW2 or something else entirely I'm not sure yet.

Also, to try and de-clutter some of the crap I have around here but not touched for years. (I think I said that last year).

Quote from: Raider4 on 25 December 2022, 08:48:41 AMTry and  pick one thing and stick with it.

Thats good advice for life - and marriage 

Started my Talavera project in 2022 which will keep me occupied through 2023 and beyond.  Maintenance of the objective.

6mm Cold War Brits and East Germans.   As part of this project, I've just received a stack of Timecast buildings for Christmas (plus associated clutter - skips, oil drums, wood stacks etc).   I love the quality so am really pleased they are still going.

This lot will keep me going until I keel over.   


Phil

Oh, where to begin.

To try to finish:
•    10mm Civil War - only a few units of foot to complete, but it's the cavalry slowing me down - there are only so many buff coats you can paint in one go before all the different shades of brown get to you.
•    10mm 1796 Austrians to oppose my French "Army of Italy" collection; quite a bit to do here.
•    10mm SWY Prussians – need to finish a few more cavalry and artillery units.
•    15mm Renaissance Italians – really just a few artillery stands, some light cavalry and then some command stands and 'stand-alone' flag bearers so that I can rebadge the army as either Papal, Neapolitan Spanish or Venetian.
•    Terrain

To press on with:
•    10mm SWY Austrians – lots to do here with only a few units of infantry completed.
•    10mm Early WW1 – quite a few to paint here, but I really only have a little dabble now and then.
•    10mm British Peninsula – I just couldn't resist these when they came out despite being determined not to get drawn in.
•    10mm ACW – I've painted the Federal troops, although they are yet to be based, but haven't started any Confederates at all. 

My aim for 2023 is to start no more than 365 new projects

Yeah. Probably good that you cut down.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 25 December 2022, 02:39:01 PMMy aim for 2023 is to start no more than 365 new projects

Just as well it's not a leap year 

QuoteAlso, to try and de-clutter some of the crap I have around here but not touched for years.

I thought about doing the same but she is good with the kids.