The Big Stoketake. Part 3

Roaring Across the Finish Line.

I finally managed to finish my outstanding unpainted parts for Maximillian.

It took a little longer than I had planned, mainly due to work commitments but they are now done.

First up 4 motorcycles.  These will add some nice variety to the available vehicles.  With their slimmer and shorter bases, they should be a lot more manoeuvrable in the game.  The size of a model effects who acts first in instances of equal speed bands and also how far each vehicle moves.  Slim bases will allow them to navigate through smaller places and makes a slimmer profile to aim at.

The trike is somewhat of a hybrid between a car and a bike and probably suffers from the worst of both, but I like the figure and it adds some wacky variety.

3 more drivers, including one with its faithful pooch. I went with Red Kangaroos rather than the greys we have here in Western Australia.

Finally, I decided that the checkpoint markers and start and finish line flags were on unnecessarily large bases.  So, I pulled them apart and remade them.

And that as they say is that!

Now with the newly sized flags everything can fit nicely away into its own little storage box, along with dice, movement measurement tools and rule books.

The Big Stocktake. Part 2

Rev Heads

So, after a really easy start with the first box containing a completely painted collection it's on to box 2.

Maximillian 1934 by Eureka Miniatures.

A relatively small game where really each player only needs one model.  Its great as a massive multiplayer game for club nights.  It's pretty simple but still loads of fun.

So, I have a fair few bits painted up for this already.

I tried to keep my vehicles with a bit of a 'Wacky Racers' feel to them with their colours.

 

I have some 'checkpoint' markers.  The number of barrels indicates the order in which they are to be navigated.  The yellow flags are to indicate hazards.

I have also painted up a few drivers for the inevitable situation when a vehicle gets disabled.

The remainder of my terrain comes from my generic desert rocky outcrops collection and is probably not really worth highlighting in too much detail.

Of course, although really set in Australia there is nothing stopping me taking the races to any sandy area really.

On the 'To do' pile to finish this project off I have.

2 Motorcycles

2 Tandem Motorcycles

1 Trike

3 Kangaroos

3 Drivers

1 Miniature Dachshund called Jellybean.

The Big Stocktake. Part 1

Wild West

So, the first thing I put my hands on is only a very small collection.   Wild West figure from Wargames Foundry.

Everything I have for this is painted; I don't have much.  Just enough for a couple of warbands or posses for skirmish level gaming.

I don't own any terrain at all for this period and can't see myself keeping these figures.  Sure, they look nice, but I have not used them...ever.

I have a group of mounted and dismounted Cowboys, or Outlaws or Sheriffs men or whatever you choose.   Each is painted up as an individual.

I also have a group of Native Indians, again with both mounted and dismounted versions.

Finally I have a group of random Indians, mostly on foot.  Great for using as those cheap options in games like Warhammer Legends of the Old West when you have basic grunts who you have no intention of spending the extra coin on to equip them with horses.

Pretty confident that these are for the chopping block.  As much as I love the models, I just can't see me using them anytime soon, plus I would have to make up a whole load of terrain to use.

The Big Stocktake

Where to start...

So it turns out I have my fingers in oh so many pies these days and I am fast running out of room in the games room.  I can blame the development of home 3D printers and all the excellent new games coming out for that.

So Whilst travelling the 600 odd Kilometres home from work last week I thought it was about time I sat down and went through what I had and see if;

A) I really wanted to keep

B) How close I am to getting each started project to a point which I would call finished.

Obviously as gamers we all know that it is very hard to ever consider an army finished.  For me I shall aim to get painted all that I have for at least two sides, plus at least a tables worth of terrain along with any markers, counters etc required to play.  Any surplus I shall get rid of.

Any of my current collections, regardless of how 'finished' they are that I cant see myself ever using again I will aim to pass on to others.

I also plan to do the same with my terrain and rule book collection.

 

I am pretty sure that is all the figure collections, unless there is something hiding in a box somewhere.

As I progress with this project I will select something from this list, check to see if its all painted, paint what I need to get it up to a usable state, photograph it and knock out a few bits of terrain.

Sounds simple, but I think its going to be a massive undertaking.

 

Anyway, without further procrastination, here is a list of what I currently have.

 

Figure Collection

A Song of Ice and Fire

• Lannister
• Stark
• Targaryen

All Quiet on the Martian Front

• Martian
• USA

Battletech

Clan

• Clan Fire Mandril
• Clan Ghost Bear
• Clan Wolf

Inner Sphere

• Capellan Confederation
• Federated Suns
• Mercenary

Black Powder

Epic American Civil War

• Confederate
• Union

Epic Waterloo

• British
• French
• Prussian

Blood and Plunder  (93 Figures and 7 Ships total) DONE

• British  (17 figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Dutch  (25 figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• French  (25 figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Natives (none until the Kickstarter delivers)
• Pirate  (25 figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Ships  (7 models.  100% complete)  DONE

Blood Bowl

• Chaos
• Dark Elves
• Humans
• Nurgle
• Ogre
• Orcs
• Tomb Kings

Bolt Action

• German Army
• German Fallschirmjager
• US Airbourne

Bushido

• Prefecture of Ryu

Conflict 47

• USA

Crimson Skies

• Germany
• Japanese
• Russian
• United States

Dark-Age

• Brood
• Core
• Dragyri Ice Caste
• Forsaken

Darkest Africa

• African Kingdoms
• Forest Tribes
• Maasai
• White Men Expeditions

Dust

• Blutkreuse
• Mercenary

Eden

• Askaris
• Bamakas
• Hord
• ISC
• Jokers
• Matriarchy
• Resistance

Empire of the Dead

• Constabulary
• Gentlemens Club
• Heroes and Characters
• Holy Order
• Nosferatu

Fallout Wasteland Warfare

• Brotherhood of Steel
• Creatures
• Minutemen
• Robots
• Supermutants
• Survivors

Gangs of Rome

• Fighters
• Mob

Gaslands

• Cars

Gladiators

• Animals
• Gladiators
• Noxi

Great War  (359 Figures)  DONE

• British   (198 figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• German   (163 figures.  100% complete)  DONE

Grunts 15mm Science Fiction

• Federal Army
• Mercenaries and Bounty Hunters
• Sepulvedan Control Forces

Hail Caesar  (687 Figures total so far)

• Ancient India 15mm
• Macedonian 15mm  (687 figures.  100% complete) DONE

Infinity

• Nomads
• Pan Oceania

Judge Dredd

• Citi-Defence
• Judges
• Perps

Luna

• Republic of China
• USA
• USSR

Marvel Crisis Protocol

• A-Force
• Asgard
• Avengers
• Black Order
• Brotherhood of Mutants
• Cabal
• Convocation
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Inhumans
• Midnight Sons
• Spider-Foes
• Unaffiliated
• Uncanny X-Men
• Wakanda
• Web Warriors
• X-Force

Maximillian 1934  (31 Figures total)    DONE

• Motorcars (12 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Motorcycles and Trikes (5 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Drivers and Wildlife  (14 figures.  100% complete)  DONE

Oak and Iron

• British
• Dutch
• French
• Pirate

Saga

• Danish
• Milite Christi
• Mutatawwi’a
• Viking

Slaughterloo  (825 Figures.  100% complete so far)

• Ferach  (520 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Ostaria  (305 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Star Wraith

Starwars Legion  (106 Figures.  100% complete)   DONE & SOLD 

• Imperial (54 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE
• Rebel Alliance (52 Figures.  100% complete)  DONE

The Walking Dead

• Ricks Group
• The Kingdom
• The Saviours
• The whisperers
• Woodbury
• Zombies

This Quar’s War

• Coftyrans
• Crusaders
• Partisans

Victorian Science Fiction

• Civillians
• Martian
• Mechaloid
• Morlocks
• Termigons
• Prussian

War of the Roses

• Lancastrian
• Yorkist

Wargods of Aegyptus

• Asar
• Basti
• Heru
• Nekharu
• Sebeki
• Tethru
• Typhon

Warhammer 40K

• Death Guard
• Genestealer Cults

Warhammer Fantasy

• Beastmen
• Bretonians
• Skaven
• Tomb Kings

Warlord

• Kargir
• Reptus

Wild West  (30 Figures total)  DONE

• Cowboys (12 Figures.  100% Painted)  DONE
• Plains Indians  (18 Figures.  100% Painted)  DONE

Wraith of Kings

• Goritsi
• Hadross
•  
• Nasier
• Shael Han
• Teknes