Gentlemen, On the eve of the new decade, I'm opening my 2020 blog. My initial goal for this year is 365 miniatures equivalency, as per usual. To stand testament to my progress, my tracker and self imposed rules are below, to be edited as necessary. 1Wargamers Challenge 2020 = 820 main scales Wargamers challenge 2020 = 3 small scales Rules: Main scales are 1/72 and 28mm Smalls encompasses anything smaller plus starships Standard infantry count as one for painting Cavalry count as two for painting ogre sized models count as two for painting Monsters count as anywhere between 3-10, depending on size (see below) Chariots count as 5 for painting Transports count as 5 Battle Tanks count as 5 Behemoths for AoS start out at 5, more if justified. Fliers/aircraft count as 5-10 depending on size (see below) Larger models determined on a case by case basis Primaris Marines count as ogre sized Onager Dunecrawler = will count as 6 for painting due to base RECORD OF MINIATURES PAINTED: Grand Alliance Death: 41 skeleton warriors with spears and shields 27 skeleton warriors with swords and shields 12 chainrasps 1 guardian of souls 1 spirit torment 1 dreadblade harrow (cavalry) 15 mortek guard 10 ghouls 3 crypt flayers (counts at 2) 1 Abhorrent Ghoul King on Terrorghiest (Counts as 6) Grand Alliance Destruction: 5 Goblin spearmen Grand Alliance Order: 15 halflings halberdiers 15 halflings Spearmen 10 halflings Archers 1 high elf archer 10 dwarven heavy infantry / ironbreakers 1 steam tank (counts as 5 per main battle tank/behemoth category above) 43 black guard halberdiers (3Dprinted heavily armored human halberds) 5 black guard swordsmen (3D printed medium swordsmen) 5 black guard handgunners 2 black guard crossbowmen 5 Phoenix guard/M@A of Dol Amroth (3D prints) 10 black guard knights (cavalry) 1 mounted black guard commander (cavalry) 5 dark elf executioners (peculiar companions turko-mongol dark elves) 1 saurus warrior Grand Alliance Chaos: 5 bloodreavers 1 minotaur (counts as 3 due to size) 1 slaaneshi beastman (RGD gaming Fauns) Warhammer 40k: Imperium: 1 commisar/Lord commisar 2 siege line guardsmen 10 Les grognards infantry 10 Vostroyan firstborn conversions 1 Vostroyan company commander 30 line guardsmen 1 line guardsman company commander 5 sci fi french foreign legion 10 tallarn desert raiders 10 blood pact traitor guardsmen. 5 sisters of the order of the solar flame 1 Order of the Solar Flame rhino (counts as 5) 10 makers-cult feudal guardsmen 11 space marine tactical marines 1 Magos Domina 15 Persian warrior converted guardsmen 1 trench engineer guardsmen 5 guardsmen. Her majesty the governesses guard. 1 Krieg lite 12 iron harvest inspired troopers 5 battle servitors 1 leman Russ (size counts as 5) 25 space dwarves 30 monks Mechanicus standard troops (sisters stand ins) 5 assault intercessors (size counts as 2 each) Xenos: 1 Necron Lord 40 Necron warriors 5 Necron immortals (gauss blasters) 5 Necron immortals (Tesla) 6 scarab swarms Historical miniatures: 6 dark age Irish warriors 2 Irish wolfhounds 5 light infantry peltasts 20 Persian Kardakes Hoplites 40 Persian spearmen 60 Persian bowmen 12 Persian Javelin skirmishers 1 Persian mounted commander (cavalry) 1:72 scale 6 lifeguard ulhan cavalry (cavalry, count as 2 each) Misc: 2 umbral spellportals 5 random skeleton conversions 3 "bronze age peasant" mock ups Small scales (BFG, epic, etc) 3 epic scale tyranid exocrines Commission pieces: 1 mighty Lord of khorne (counts as 3) 1 half demon berserker (counts as 2) 37 blood reavers 5 blood warriors 7 troglodytes 10 grimdark ruins pieces of terrain 1 moria pillar 6 werewolves (ogre sized) 3 minotaurs (count as 3) 10 warmahordes trollbloods (count as 2 each) Large gnome bard for Dimitri (counts as 10)
With the top post essentially out of the way (barring the edits this evening) here we go ladies and frogs! 2020, new decade, more painting. What's up on the docket I hear you ask? Well at first: 10 skeleton warriors with Spears 8 skeleton warriors with swords 1 skeleton champion with spear 1 guardian of souls 1 spirit torment 1 Lord executioner 1 knight of shrouds on steed After that, I have a bunch of cities of Sigmar stuff primed, and then all of my bonereapers haul from Christmas. The remainder of the chaos commission, a full warcry starter set for a friend (I get to keep the golems) and more besides. Watch this blog.
And they are within one stage of completion (drybrush on basing material when dry) so 10 skeletons are good. The eagle eyed may notice only 7 shields. I have more in progress. And this was with taking a break to watch a couple episodes of the Witcher season 1.
Skeletons are done. Waiting on basing material to dry before attaching shields. Also need to drybrush the basing material when dry.
4 more main steps then touch ups. Also brought up a half demon leader up to bat. Just applied the black Templar as a shade. Waiting for it to dry. Will pick up tommorow evening