So, who’s ready for another year then? I don’t do resolutions, but I do like to have a bit of a plan to stop things spiraling out of control.
Goals
This year is going to be about completely finishing some existing projects. I find it can be tempting to slack off when you’ve got things about 75% done, but no! It’s time to pick up all those loose ends and get it done!
Playtest and publish a CoC campaign set in northern France, with the Polish 1st Armoured chasing the retreating Germans.
This is something I started ages ago and need to just do. It’s all written, it just needs to be playtested and then to draw up all the maps and publish it.
Finish my WW2 Soviets
To get the core MG platoon finished I need to add a couple of squads of infantry, so this is very doable.
Finish my medieval Japanese collection
I’ve still got some civilians to paint for this, and a load of walls so I can make compounds. Again, not loads of work.
Bretons for War and Conquest
This is one I’ve been putting off for too long. I’ve got almost all the lead sitting there, it’s just that it’s a lot of troops and cavalry and it’s always looked like a huge chunk of work. I’d like to have it done by November in time for the War and Conquest Players Society event. Can I get it done? Well yes, of course if I pull my finger out.
Wish List
Two 1/300th armies for Rommel, and enough terrain to fill a table
I was going to do Kiwis and Germans in Italy.
Write a game for cavemen skirmish battles
On a whim I bought and painted some cavemen recently, and I’ve got the bones of a little game to play with them. Not quite sure where this came from, to be honest. Could be a laugh though!
More bits for Muskets and Tomahawks
I’ve got some more terrain, civvies and Indians for this. If the boys down the club follow through with their stated interest in playing more of this I should paint these up.
Pirates, yarr!
I’ve got some Foundry pirates, and some unpainted Firelock games pirates and ships. I could either play Blood and Plunder or Sharp Practice with these.
More Black Ops stuff
I need more modern terrain for this, and I’ve got unpainted African militia and SWAT teams, both of which could be fun games. I also have a few bits and pieces for WW2 games (terrain, 1940s civvies and Fallschirmjager, etc)
Partisans
I’ve got one squad painted up for Chain of Command. This would be my fourth CoC army. Being crappy “green” troops you potentially need a lot of them, but at least I can use some of my regular army Soviets to fill out the support lists.
4 Responses to 2018 Hobby Goals
Jon Yuengling says:
This reminds me I need to finish my list. Love the Polish NWE campaign. I have a personal connection to it, so if you want a second set of eyes let me know. This has been a long term goal of mine as well.
Andy says:
Cheers John, I’ll take you up on that. I got to the point of having a good draft and a couple of the scenarios drawn up. All I really need to do is add a couple more scenarios and do some maps and then it’ll be ready for some feedback from people such as your good self.
What’s your personal connection? 1st Armoured or just the Poles in general?
Jon Yuengling says:
I found out about 5 years ago that my grandmothers side of the family fought with the 2nd Polish Armoured Regiment. That was a bombshell as I knew nothing of it until my mother gave me the regimental history that was in my grandparent attic and they were planing on throwing out.
Andy says:
Ok, the campaign mostly focuses around the battlegroup formed around 10PSK (10th Mounted Rifles) leading the division’s charge out of France and into the Low Countries Sept 44. Different regiment, but same division.