Q1 Hobby Review

The first quarter of this year was probably more active for me in terms of painting, terrain making, and general hobby activities than any other similar period in a long time. I think I also did not play a single game (non-solo), not even at the Cold Wars convention that I attended very briefly. So...some good and some bad, I suppose. Although if this continues at this pace for too much longer I might have to change the blog header to say that I am a figure painter instead of an actual wargamer.

As far as accomplishments go, I ended the quarter with... (more or less):

• 18 German knights painted (including some refurbished ones)
• 10 French Hundred Years War crossbows painted
• 6 Ottoman akinji light horse painted
• 13 buildings painted
• 18 more German knights half painted but not finished
• A few hundred figures from various periods "brightened", highlighted and otherwise touched up
• Several hundred figures rebased entirely
• A few hundred bases flocked, edge painted, or otherwise cosmetically completed
• A few more modular terrain boards begun but not completed
• At least a hundred figures prepped, primed and made ready for painting
• Other miscellaneous small terrain projects

The actual painting output seems modest, although it was very very good for me, especially considering the amount of work/time spent touching up older figures to a much nicer standard.

As for Q2, I'm not really very goal-oriented with regards to my hobby time anymore, but I'll tentatively throw a few out there anyway:

• Play games
• Complete the basing and photography of my Hundred Years War English
• Paint some Ottomans

Sounds simple enough.