The Miniatures Pledge 2016 - April - With Decent Photos!
My pledge for the year is to limit my miniatures buying to any of the new Ral Partha figures coming from the Chaos Wars Wave 2 Kickstarter, and any figures in the future to support specific things in my campaigns, if needed. So that might mean some elves in 15mm. And possibly some levies/peasants in 15mm. But I'm keeping it as minimal as possible. I want to paint everything in my backlog, which at the beginning of January was at 415 to paint.
So how did I do in April?
I started April with 332 figures in the pile.
I painted 24 figures:
2 - 25mm D&D Monsters
9 - 25mm D&D PCs/NPCs
7 - 25mm wargames figures - Humans
4 - Battlemechs
2 - Fantasy terrain "tiles"
I also found that I miscounted one of my Grenadier box sets by 1 figure, so I had 9 instead of 10.
And "no purchases"! Three months in a row and counting...
I ended the month with 307 figures in the pile. For the year, I have a net of: +108 figures.
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But why the quotes around "no purchases"? Because the Ral Partha Chaos Wars 2 Kickstarter is in full swing now!
Right now, budget is the biggest factor in how many figures I can purchase from this Kickstarter, which is only a measly 17 figures (including 2 freebies from stretch goals). But if you want to get ahold of some really cool Ral Partha classic goodness and see a reinvigorated wargame - try out the Chaos Wars! It's really a cool game!
Why so few figures painted this month though? Beyond having most of my weekends spoken for with traveling, a huge reason is because I've done something pretty interesting and scary, I've went to a completely new way of painting. I mentioned this in a previous blog post - I'm experimenting with the Foundry/Dallimore method of painting minis.
I used the 2 color method for the PCs/NPCs and monsters, and the 1 color method (with selective highlights) for the "grunt/unit" troops. I managed to complete 4 25mm spear men in one day - from first touch of the brush to finished basing! That's pretty fast for me and now that I'm starting to get better with this method, I can see where I'll be able to knock out lots of troops this way. I going to save the 3 color method for when I get really good, and I have a command or important figure to paint.
I like the results!
And... as promised, I finally figured out my photography issues (MOAHR LIGHT, IDIOT!) so here you go! Part of what I've painted up in the past 3 months...
So how did I do in April?
I started April with 332 figures in the pile.
I painted 24 figures:
2 - 25mm D&D Monsters
9 - 25mm D&D PCs/NPCs
7 - 25mm wargames figures - Humans
4 - Battlemechs
2 - Fantasy terrain "tiles"
I also found that I miscounted one of my Grenadier box sets by 1 figure, so I had 9 instead of 10.
And "no purchases"! Three months in a row and counting...
I ended the month with 307 figures in the pile. For the year, I have a net of: +108 figures.
------
But why the quotes around "no purchases"? Because the Ral Partha Chaos Wars 2 Kickstarter is in full swing now!
Why so few figures painted this month though? Beyond having most of my weekends spoken for with traveling, a huge reason is because I've done something pretty interesting and scary, I've went to a completely new way of painting. I mentioned this in a previous blog post - I'm experimenting with the Foundry/Dallimore method of painting minis.
I used the 2 color method for the PCs/NPCs and monsters, and the 1 color method (with selective highlights) for the "grunt/unit" troops. I managed to complete 4 25mm spear men in one day - from first touch of the brush to finished basing! That's pretty fast for me and now that I'm starting to get better with this method, I can see where I'll be able to knock out lots of troops this way. I going to save the 3 color method for when I get really good, and I have a command or important figure to paint.
I like the results!
And... as promised, I finally figured out my photography issues (MOAHR LIGHT, IDIOT!) so here you go! Part of what I've painted up in the past 3 months...
