2024 a Year in Review

Thought I'd do this a little bit early. I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope 2025 is a belter for you all. So what did I paint up in 2024, quite a bit by the looks of it, 2995, just 5 short of reaching the 3k mark.

6mm foot - 72

6mm vehicles - 80

10mm scenic/building - 6

15mm artillery - 32

15mm foot - 2434

15mm vehicles - 56

15mm mounted - 91

15mm scenic/building - 26

28mm artillery - 2

28mm foot - 137

28mm monster - 6

28mm scenic/building - 44

28mm vehicles - 9

So what did I paint this year? It started off with the ECW project for Marston Moor. In the main the Scots Covenanter contingent. I also completed another 10 sprues of infantry for Simon. It was quite an undertaking and I am pleased with the final results and the game seemed to be well received at the Border Reiver show. We even managed a few games at the club while we fine tuned the rules for the game.

The next major project was the Afrika Korps for Rapid fire. Now WW2 is not normally my thing, but I really enjoyed painting these up. Need to get them on the table more as they only saw 2 games this year. So need to speak to Mitch about getting his allies on the table for a game.

After these 2 major projects I then went off on a tangent, picking up a couple of projects just because they are different, namely the Quar and Battletech. Really enjoyed painting these up and even got a couple of games in as well. These will definitely see more action in 2025.

The year ended with another diverse project, namely Burrows and Badgers. These were a joy to paint up and I have plenty of ideas for scenery as well as scenarios. Got my first game this week to test out the rules.

In gaming terms an old collection got a run out, namely my ACW as Neil B put on th battle of 1st Bull run. I found this inspired me to get another collection out of storage, the Franco Prussian War and start planning a learge club game for mid January, It even got me painting up a few unfinished figures for the collection. I can see this collection getting expanded in 2025 as my French need a few more troops to balance out the numbers. I also fancy completing the Badener's to complete XX Corps for the Prussians.

The only other planned project for 2025 is my Republican Romans, just need to think of a suitable opponent, the choice is between Carthaginians, Spanish or Gauls. Gives me something to ponder over the coming weeks. I'll also be looking to move on a couple of armies in the New Year, my WW2 Russians and Germans for Chain of Command. They take up space and never get used. I also need to get the Infamy collection on the table. All painted up during Covid lock-down and never been used, something to look forward to in 2025.

Have a good one folks