Expand Trident Realm for 4E (Tricklebrook + Knucker)
Expand Abyssals for 4E (Nagarri, Fiend, etc.)
Paint new KOW army by Sept 19 (Riftforged, Xirkaali or Fleshfeast)^
Paint a Warmachine army (Blackfleet or Orgoth)
Attend 5+ events (Dead of Winter, March of Death, Carolina Cryptid, Orc Town, Crossroads)^^
It’s a lot of painting, but I’ve so far knocked out 11 minis and rebased 6 heroes and we’re two weeks in I’m really enjoying putting paint on minis that have sat primed for 10-20 years in some cases! Digging into the backlog has been great, here’s hoping I can keep at it.
^ My brother challenged me to print and paint an army alongside him this year, and we landed on Fleshfeast as a cool, more niche option with loads of sculpt options. But I also really need to make a Mostly Mantic army, hence the Orcs. But also I really want to run Xirkaali because their rules are rad …
^^ I probably won’t attend the US Masters this year if I qualify, but not ruling it out
Complete my Epic Warpath - thankfully it’s only 2 full factions, Forge Fathers and Nameless. Settled on a scheme for the Forge Fathers, Nameless I’m still pondering.
Xiiirkali - It’s inevitable, so I may as well just give in. Even if it’s just the Matriarch. Probablly my favorite Mantic sculpt to date.
Trident Realms - Always liked this faction. It feels uniquely mantic, but I’ve never pulled the trigger. The Dog/Fish starter has changed this
Nightstalkers & Twilight Kin - These were neglected last year and I’m eager to continue. Also, I’m going to repaint some of the Nightstalkers. I like my scheme, but it looks better at eye level. I’ll leave the Scarecrows as they are just chaff, but some of the bigger gribblies deserve some affection.
Warpath - Under the impression Nameless are getting a release this year, so I’ll see how this unfolds.
There may be additions, but this is the main focus.
I want to get a Salamanders army battle-ready by the end of the year. I reckon I can get 1000pts done at my usual rate of painting (slow), so I’m going to try to push myself for 1500.
The Asterians are also coming along. I’ve gotten the rest assembled and primed (thanks to some concerningly nice weather), along with a few other Sci-Fi things.
I’ve gotten the cyphers painted, but they need basing.
I’m going with a very quick and easy paint scheme for the Asterians (metal drybrushed over black, with a few details n colour) so these shouldn’t take long.
Striding indeed!
I have a few other Sci-Fi things.
Some work/repair droids and spider-bot swarms at the back there with the strider.
The idea is to have minis for Sci-Fi skirmish games (like Space Station Zero) that includes a Deadzone team (I have 10 painted pathfinders). Then collect Asterians as an army, but only if these actually get on the table.
Made some progress and manage to paint my first Xirkaali model along with a test for Forces of the Abyss and updated basecoat for my Twilight Kin & Nightstalkers
Matriarch. Really enjoyed this one. The resin was a joy to work with with plently of crisp details to work with. Also, I believe Mantic are doing the model and designer a disservice by omitting the detail on the cloak. Forgive the shine. I favour satin varnish on my models.
I’ve had to update the basecoats for my Twilight Kin & Nightstalkers, as the sprays I orignally used are no longer available. Switched to Colourforge who offer brighter pink and blue for the synthwave look
I’m really enjoying putting paint on minis that have sat primed for 10-20 years in some cases! Digging into the backlog has been great, here’s hoping I can keep at it.
