My 2024 Bought vs Painted

[gmanrocks]

Thanks folks...It does seem like my previous pics have disappeared so I'll need to sort that out!

These look great! Where did you get the school bus?

My ratio is 91 painted to 64 bought, at the moment... 

Mike Demana

That's a 3D printed mini I got off eBay. I think just searched 28mm school bus should find it.

I have done very little this month, I just haven't found much energy to do much painting. Although I did get a game of 7TV in, but here is my efforts:











Bringing my total so far to 194 painted and 43 terrain pieces painted vs 28 models bought and  41 models gifted

[Elbows]

I haven't checked in for a while...but I finished the Empire half of my Battle Masters project.



While not as large as the Chaos force...the whole project nearly broke me.  Now I'm onto other more secret stuff...

[Easy E]

Nice work everyone.  We are at the midway point of the year! 

I am around 175 painted minis/bases mostly 6mm and 28mm.  However, I do have my next two projects for painting lined up, so have a small "To Do" pile by this time next year. 

- Some Persian Chariots and Infantry (About 3 chariots and 20 infantry) for an existing force
- Anglo-Saxon force (about 60 models)

[syrinx0]

Threw my nice ratio of 170 painted to 20 purchased (28mm) out the window by starting an ACW project.  Purchased the Warlord Games Epic ACW Gettysburg plus a few odds and ends - 2200 approximately 13 mm figures & a few buildings. Definitely will keep me busy this winter.

[has.been]

Threw my nice ratio of 170 painted to 20 purchased (28mm) out the window by starting an ACW project.  Purchased the Warlord Games Epic ACW Gettysburg plus a few odds and ends - 2200 approximately 13 mm figures & a few buildings. Definitely will keep me busy this winter.

I did similar with the Epic Hannibal set. (I blame Vodkafan, who tempted me) 

[Pattus Magnus]

With the small scale figures, the figures to complete one base should probably be counted as equivalent to a single 28mm figure. At least that’s what I tell myself.

With Warlord’s big battle boxes, you still blew your ratio, though, even counting bases rather than individual figure. That’s a lot of plastic!

[Elbows]

Yeah for my "count", I just count a single base of multiple figures as one.  Keeps me sane.  So a base of my 15mm figures (2-5 minis) = 1 miniature.

[mikedemana]

So a base of my 15mm figures (2-5 minis) = 1 miniature.

As long as you count a "pack" of purchased miniatures as one, I'd say that's fair... 

My problem is, if I want to extend the tracking to terrain next year, how do I count scatter pieces? Buildings are easy (especially in 28mm), but scatter...? 

Mike Demana

[Elbows]

Sadly I never count terrain...which leaves me pretty short as some years it's almost all I paint...and I have a veritable crap ton of terrain.

[has.been]

I too have a 'problem' with terrain, especially Sci-Fi.
Over the years, sorry decades, I have been garnering 'Interesting bits' (e.g. insides of old appliances).
It has finally gotten through to me that I acquire interesting bits at a fast rate, say 20 boxes a year, BUT
am building stuff with them (look at my thread)

https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=119096.0

at about 2 boxes a year. Result is I am now a hoarder. 

I will HAVE to ... (I hate to say it) throw things away. , as the next generation (step daughter & her husband) will
probably put EVERYTHING (figures terrain & crap) into a skip, no it would have to be several skips! 

[Easy E]

I put together a more complete review of my mid-way point progress on my blog here. 

https://bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2024/08/random-2024-mid-point-not-to-be.html

I am sure many of us have done the same, so we might as well share and share-a-like. 

I typically count each base of minis as 1 miniature for my count purposes.  I am a bit surprised that almost half of my painted minis are for Heroquest!



My 6mm forces in action, each base I counted as 1 model.

[gmanrocks]

Great work folks.

I was away for some of this month but decided to work on some of my larger minis as well as some annoying terrain that's been hanging around that really just needs a simple paint job to make tabletop ready.











Bringing my total so far to 227 painted and 46 terrain pieces painted vs 43models bought and  49 models gifted