04/07/2025

Progress against plan - 2Q25

Progress is beginning to pickup with 841 items completed, normally I would have completed over 1200, but there have been various distractions. Hopefully I can get back on track for the rest of the year.

Progress on my broad themes:
  1. Enhance existing armies - Underway
  2. 3D printing terrain (FDM) - Nothing done yet as I still haven't had a clear period to run it.
  3. 3D printing vehicles and figures (resin) - About to get started, I hope
  4. Continue to clear out all unwanted items, including painted figures - Nothing done yet
  5. Enjoy Games & Shows - Going well
Amplifying the above:

1. Enhance existing armies - already planned are
  • Continue rebasing the French Napoleonics - Now waiting for figures to be printed
  • then I will start on the Austrians - All the figures have been rebased, but I need to print and paint some replacement flying artillery gunners
  • 28mm Female Gunfighters - Completed
  • 5 units of Napoleonic Spanish round hat infantry (1 of which will be skirmishers) - Completed
  • 4 units of Napoleonic Italian line infantry - Completed
  • 3 units of Napoleonic Young Guard skirmishers - Completed
  • WSS Danish Cuirassiers - Nothing done yet
  • Hanoverian limbers for the SYW - Nothing done yet
  • Some Spanish medievals for the El Cid period - Nearlt done
  • plus the figures listed below to be 3D printed - Nothing done yet

2. 3D Printing Terrain (FDM)
  • Test printing a Horsa using FDM - Nothing done yet
  • Vietnamese hooches - I decided the hooches I bought were not well designed and I need to find something better
  • Western European buildings - bought files from a kickstarter
  • Spanish/Mediterrainean buildings - Nothing done yet
  • New bridges (all eras) - Nothing done yet

3. 3D Printing Vehicles & Figures (Resin)
  • Napoleonic Saxon and Westphalian Infantry - Nothing done yet
  • Napoleonic Russian Artillery & Gunners - Replacement files have been purchased
  • Napoleonic Polish Lancers, French Guard Horse Grenadiers and Chasseurs a Cheval - Nothing done yet
  • WW2 Russian paratroops - Nothing done yet
  • Gradually replace existing diecast and other poor quality AFVs in my collection - Nothing done yet
  • Working on more figures with the Resin printer using the more robust resin I have found - Nothing done yet

4. Continue to clear out all unwanted items, including painted figures
  • Re-assess each existing period, army, and units to consider if I am really going to use them - Nothing done yet
  • Maintain stash (figure and plastic bits box) at 3 crates and hopefully reduce the numbers - Nothing done yet - but nothing substantial purchased
  • Consider the future for my 1st version Springwood figures as I have the capability to replace them with more compatible figures to the 2nd edition - Nothing done yet - but I am tending to favour selling them

5. Gaming
  • Continue supporting the Beacon Club and attending as many weekend events as possible - Well underway with additional periodic games at Si's "Officer's Mess" during the week.
  • Try to attend the same number of shows as last year - Like last year only Phalanx this quarter

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