2019 Hobby Resolutions

Happy New Year folks, lang my yer lum reek and all that.

Continuing on from yesterday's write up of 2018, I'm going to lay out my #hobbyresolution2019 plans for the year, and do the write up why, and maybe continue the reward system.  I've changed it slightly from last year to be 8 painting and 4 each of gaming and hobby, for no other reason than it sits better on the 4x4 grid.    Here goes nothing...

PAINTING (8 resolutions)

1. Fully Paint Grymkin (HORDES)

 So, last year I managed to paint over 200 points of Grymkin, along with 4 of the 6 Warlocks, and played them in a few events, most notable Welsh Masters and the World Team Championship.  Being a limited release Faction, and my stylized colour scheme, means it is both cheaper and quicker to get them all fully painted.  I used the last of my Pressgang Points to pick up a second unit of Murder Crows and 2 Madcaps, along with some other stuff, so I have at least one of every available option for them.  The plan is to paint up the maximum Field Allowance for everything (jury's out on a second Death Knell though) with at least 3 of every available Warbeast, with a couple of exceptions.  I doubt I'll need 3 Clockatrice when they release in February, so, I'll do 2, and a 4th Cage Rager to run the Pat Dunford (or Mat Hickling, depends on who you believe) Dreamer list, and probably 4 sets of Crabbits, to max out the King of Nothing's warbeast points, or have spares for free cards.  I still have a fair bit of stuff to pick up, and more resin bases to order, but if I can even finish the models I own, I'll be happy with that.  So, starting Painting Resolution 1 with a target of 79 miniatures.

Reward - this is kind of a reward in itself, I still have stuff to buy for it, and bases, but I'll end up with a fully painted (Limited Release) Faction.

2. 2000 point Death army for #talesofinstahammer (Age of Sigmar)

This was a late addition to the list, but, I was already planning on doing a lot of the models for various Fantasy Dark Age gaming.  The 72 Zombies I had planned to use as Levy for my SAGA Draugr soon became 120...   I'm not going for a killer list, more, just random stuff that will be useable in multiple settings cobbled together to hit a points limit.  I had a lot of stuff already for this, so it's not a huge drain on funds, and might be subject to change depending on what the secret challenges for the Tale are.  There is a brief outline of tasks for the first 6 months of the year, followed by a 6 month open period where the plan is to finish the army, as far as I can make out, but, we'll see how it goes.  Current list adds 152 models to the tally, with some extra stuff like grave markers to be added.

Reward - Probably has to be a Forgeworld Mournghul.  Loved that model for ages.

3. 24pt Tree Folk army in 15mm  (Dragon Rampant)

I really need to get back into my 15mm fantasy stuff, so I figured I'd do a Tree Folk/Forest Spirit/Nature based force for DR, mainly so I can throw dice with James and Sam, and it gives me the opportunity to go mad with clump foliage.  It's all going to be Demonworld models for this, which I already own, so all I really need is a couple of movement trays.  I did have to fudge the rules a little to get everything to fit, but I doubt either of them would care too much as it is thematic rather than gamey.  Another 31 models added to the tally (even if they are, mostly, small.)

Reward - No Idea.

4. 6pt Jomsviking force (SAGA)

I've owned a large amount of Wargames Foundry Vikings for going on 20 years now, and maybe 3 have been partially painted...  I figured it was time to rectify that, and it would give me a good start on models for Blood Eagle too.  I picked the Jomsviking for the sole reason that they can be built as an elite force, so I could get away with the lowest model count army possible.  I picked the most heavily armed and armoured sculpts I had, and sorted out enough shields with embossed emblems for them (I'll use the split shields for warrior units, and plain ones for any Levy models I get to.  Yes, I know I can't take Levy, but I can if I run them as standard Vikings)  6 Hearthguard units and Warlord adds another 25 models to the list.

Reward - No Idea.

5.  Taurian Army pack (Warband)

I picked these up a couple of years ago (Minotaur army, obviously) and figured I'd get them done too, as the Hordes of the Things painting went well last year.  This will add another 73 models to the list spread over 8 multibases, so, I'm not really sure how I count them.  It's a bit more than the 3-5 on a HotT base.  Sadly, I know the correct answer to this.

Okay, 8 Elements it is...

Reward - I'll possibly pick up another of the army packs (Undead) or maybe some random additions for the list.

6.  15mm Worm Cult Picts (Hordes of the Things)

Despite not having seen the field of battle, I really like the miniatures I painted up last year for this, so I plan to add another 8 elements to the army, aiming to do a few new ones, and bulk out some of the options I already have painted.  I've ordered more Worms for them from Heresy Miniatures, and they are resin now, which should be lighter on the bases and easier to pin.  Again, 8 elements added to the total.

Reward - No Idea.

7.  Paint 4 Shadespire Warbands

So, I was planning on doing the two warbands from the original box, plus the Farstriders and picking up the Sepulchral Guard, but, seeing as I got the Nightvault box at Christmas, I'll do the Briar Queen set instead.  I'm still planning on painting Garrek's Reavers, although it might have been a better idea to do all 3 Stormcast Eternal warbands at the same time.  Another 18 models to add.

Reward - I already think I'll be getting all the warbands one way or another, so, to avoid miniatures, I'll probably pick up the terrain set and/or some snazzy tokens for Shadespire.

8. 1200pt Norse Army (Of Gods & Mortals)

I've played OG&M a few times in 15mm with James, but I'm doing this in 28mm to get more of those Foundry Vikings done, and I wanted an excuse to pick up the gorgeous Odin sculpt from Nothstar.  I also wanted to paint up some Berserkers (that the Jomsvikings don't have access to, to allow me to run them as standard Vikings) and give me more stuff for Blood Eagle.  Got almost everything I have planned for the list, with the exception of a single Valkyrie (should have a female Foundry model somewhere) and some Trolls (also, these are somewhere, but I can't find them right now...)  Another 40 models on the list.

Reward - No idea.  Maybe a large scale figure suitable for another God.

Total painting target - 361 miniatures/elements/multibases (443 actual miniatures).  I'd like to hit 365 miniatures painted over the year, so. getting all this done covers it (in individual models at least.) I'd also like to equal or beat my 2018 total, but really, I'm going to aim for 400 painted miniatures/elements for the year.

GAMING ( 4 resolutions)

9. Play 100 games.

Same as last year, keep hammering out games.  Doesn't matter what scale or genre, just keep putting painted figures on the table and pushing them around and having fun.  That's pretty much the whole reason for doing this, right?

Reward - No idea.

10. Play 8 New Opponents

Again, stole this one from last year.  Probably because I managed it.  It was something that I claimed early in the year, but even then, I tripled the original figure.  It probably gets harder if I'm only playing one system, travel dependant, but as I add more painted forces to the stable, it should always be a possibility.

Reward - No idea.

11.  Play 8 board games.

Again, stolen from last year, but upped the number.  HATE should be arriving, and I'm keen to play that, hell knows if I'll ever see Rivals or Torn Armor, but I still have enough of a collection that I can do this.

Reward - board game expansion...  modest kickstarter... I dunno.

12.  Run APRIL FUEL DAZE 3!

Well, it's not personal gaming so to speak, but to continue the event I started as a Press Ganger, and give other people the opportunity to play, I'm planning the 3rd APRIL FUEL DAZE event.  As always, I want it to get bigger and better, and really have an impact on the Scottish Warmachine Scene.

Reward - well... I already won a free ticket to Welsh Masters so...


A bit of a mix between things there, different types of games (no cards, they don't count) just to mix things up a bit. 

HOBBY (4 resolutions)

13. Consistent Blogging

The plan is to continue with the same ideal as before, a weekly #workbenchWednesday post, and a monthly review post, showing where I am with my resolutions.

Reward - No idea.

14. Shows and Conventions

Aiming for at least 4 different shows or conventions.  Vapnartak and Carronade are pencilled in, I'm sure I can squeeze in a couple more.

Reward - random impulse purchases?

15. Continue transferring paints to dropper bottles.

Herculean effort, glutton for punishment, call it what you will, I'm going to keep on keeping on with this one.  A quick count shows 27 Games Workshop, 74 Privateer Press and 366 Wargames Foundry paints (467 total) to be transferred.  And that isn't counting the newest P3 colours...  I managed most of the GW ones last year, so, hopefully I can at least finish them.

Reward - more paint.   In dropper bottles.

16. Even more blogging

I'd like to do at least one extra blog post per calendar month, on top of the weekly and monthly updates.  It could be on anything, a painting tutorial, recap of a show or event, battle report, discussion about an army list, I dunno.  I guess the plan is to just keep on putting stuff out there and hopefully build traffic on the blog.

Reward - no idea.

Again, a bit of a mix of stuff, one thing I really wanted to do, and had pencilled in for a bit, was get more 3d terrain done.  There is a really good article over on Void Spaces about making a Barrow, which would be ideal for SAGA/Blood Eagle/All the Dark Aage Fantasy stuff I am, and have been painting up.  It would be a bit of a throwback for me too, to get my hands mucky making terrain, as it's mostly been 2d stuff here, or hard plastic kits.  I have some Hirsts moulds somewhere that would be suitable, and, there are probably a few things I would change, but it would be interesting to see the same idea done differently.

Well, that's it for now, I should probably get some sleep before getting started on this years hobbying.  If anyone has any ideas for resolution rewards, I'm all ears.

Cheers,

John