"The Pledge April 2022" Topic

Continuing the self control with buying made easier with shipping costs, vendors moving and me wanting things from companies who do things the old fashioned way.

As well as the figures I painted 1 longhouse and 3 wigwams from Acheson Creations.

Last months thread, TMP link

bought – 0
painted – 16 (12 Perry 28mm AWI Brunswick infantry, 4 Manorhouse 40mm 1 Mtd, 3 foot )

YTD
bought – 24
painted – 121
net – +97

Not a particularly good month, because I spent a lot of time doing my income tax. Yep, I'm going to do like others and blame the government for my problems and inadequacies!

Anyway, I bought 16 man-sized figures and two larger figures, and painted eight figures. Three Pathans, four fantasy figures, and a Viking.

Cleaning figures to paint in May, I managed to snap one 28 mm figure in two at the ankles. Normally, this would be a drill and pin project, but the ankles are so small I'm not at all certain that is feasible with this figure. Pity too, I liked that figure!

Grelber

Another pretty good month.

I slogged through the two 'flaky' battalions of French infantry but got bored half way through and spruced up and based the Guard Chasseurs. Eventually got back to the infantry and finished them.

Meanwhile I bought some unpainted 15mm ECW figures, pike that I needed to finish off a unit, a small storming party and enough foot to make an understrength unit.

So,
Bought unpainted: 38 ECW 15mm
(re)Painted & Based:
Chasseurs a Cheval de la Garde Imperiale 20
1/93me Ligne 24
2/93me Ligne 24

Finished 68 minus bought 38 = +30
MTD: +30
YTD: +573

Quite healthy really.

In May the two Baden battalions are next up, these are 2 Bn of helmeted Austrian infantry I'm planning to paint convert. I thought these were going to be a quick and simple repaint of white coats to blue coats and a little redo of helmets, but no, flaky again :-{ . Should have remembered I bought these in the same batch as the flaky French aargh! If I finish these then there are a handful of French infantry that need painting to finish off a couple of nicely painted battalions, and I should really do a few Generals de Bde. That should be the end pf the French for now, and on to the Poles.

Not a bad month, considering I had a birthday. Got figures for it, which accounts for the figures I bought. April was the month of Portuguese, thought I was finishing them btu discovered I still need to paint 1 more regiment.

Monthly totals were
Bought= 158
Painted= 233
Total = + 75

for the year
Bought=354
Painted=605
Total= 251
So still ahead. The next couple months are going to be Prussians. Got 3-4 line/reserve regiments and 2-3 landwehr to paint

Didn't get as much done as I hoped but still made progress.

Bought 0

Painted
9 Gaul Inf

14 Saxon Dark Ages Inf

1 75mm mountain howitzer

Total 24

Prior YTD 55 = 24= 79 YTD Still on the plus side. I have to get much more done before Historicon.

Grelber, have you thought of using epoxy. I did that to fix an Eagle Knight who snapped off at the ankle a couple of years ago. He has been in combat a number of times and is holding up.

Hi kids, had a pretty good month, bought 0 and painted:

1/56 25mm
12 Ww2/modern vehicles
2 Kryomek Talos units (robots)

15mm
5 chieftain tanks
110 Eureka Indochina French Union

April total +129.
YTD total +188!!

Woooohooooo!!!!!

Was a meh type of month. Had a bad cold for a few days, so I didn't get as much painted. Bought too much, but, got some stuff sorted to sell.

Bought
54 28mm Conquistadors/Aztecs
30 28mm WW1 Germans
130 28mm Ancients (Romans, Gauls, Germans, Etruscans)
60 28mm WW2 Brits
Total 274

Painted
80 15mm SYW Saxon Cavalry
40 15mm WSS Bavarian Cavalry
15 28mm Vikings
Total 135

Sold/Selling
167 K47 and 20mm WW1

Total this month +28
YTD +249

Ended up in the positive by selling stuff!

Some progress in April:

10 15mm Flames of War British Paras including 2 x 20mm AA
8 28mm Foundry Wild West Cowboys
3 28mm Giant Centaurs for Kings of War
1 28mm Giant Ape for Congo

so +22 less the Giant Ape was a present in April Net 21, YTD painted 54 more than gained

I have to add "printed" to my list since I have Three 3d printers

I get the general idea, but is there a post somewhere that puts up the rules for "the pledge"?

I'm thinking of joining ya'll on the wagon.

Wait, we aren't talking about drinking???
;)

Stalkey and Co,

There really aren't any set rules. Each member as a slightly different interpretation of the program.

For myself it's more about reducing the lead pile and painting the new things I've bought. I count each model as one figure regardless of scale or size, Infantry is the same as cavalry or a tank ect. The monthly posting sets a short term goal and helps keep me on track to a degree. I've tracked my painting and purchases since 2015 and on average I've painted about 30 more figures than bought.

Here's a link to the original thread from 2005 started by mweaver.
TMP link