Figure Painting Total - February 2021

 I picked up some more figures for Dracula’s America. It was actually cheaper to buy the figures in blister packs instead of the big Posse sets.

I was also able to find a Hulkbuster for Marvel Universe for a decent price. This is great as I was having a hard time finding a suitable figure to use as a proxy. I’m still having an issue finding a figure for Thanos.

I was finally able to finish my Blood Bowl team. I had started them early last year and did not like the coverage I was getting from the cheap paints I had picked up for terrain. I might go back and paint the bases to match the colored rings from the second edition. I also painted their coin, two markers, the two templates, and the range ruler from that set but did not count them towards my total.



Bought

Dracula’s America – Dark Confederate Posse – 10

Dracula’s America – Red Hand Coven Posse – 3

Dracula’s America – Twilight Order – 8

Dracula’s America – Hired Guns – 1

MU – Iron Man Hulkbuster MK44 – 1

Reaper – Hell Hound – 1

Reaper – Soda Machine – 2

Reaper – War Dog – 1


Painted

Blood Bowl – Human team – 12

Blood Bowl – Ogre – 1

Feb total – figures bought 27, figures painted 13

Running total 2021 – figures bought 92, figures painted 32

New GW boxed sets

So there are more boxed sets coming out from Games Workshop. Since they use the same figures as their regular lines, they are a lot more expensive than an introductory game would be.
Some I am able to pass over easily. With the close of the Warhammer World I was able to make a clean break and did not get any of the Age of Sigmar sets. Although I do have to admit that the Night Haunts in the new AoS boxed sets look very tempting.
Skipping Age of Sigmar made it easy to skip the new Warhammer Quest set, as well as the Shadespire boxed game.

The new Necromunda looks very good. I had the old set and might be tempted but there is so much of the new set, with the gangs, and terrain, and all the rule sets that I will probably pass on it as well.

I am definitely going to take a pass on the new Titans sets. With the new scale and the amount of figures needed, I am not going to be able to afford it. If they come out with Tyranid Biotitans and one of my friends gets the main set, I might be tempted, but would only get some if one of my friends has the main set.

I still haven’t picked up any of the boxed sets or rules for the newest 40K edition yet. I’m still likely to get it, but am not in any rush as I will have a lot of codices to pick up. The choice is harder with the three boxed set levels to choose. The smallest set is only $50 but the set with the Hardcover rules is $180.

Kill Team seems like it might be a good way to ease back in to 40K. But there are already 2 big box sets for it as well as a lot of figures. I will likely pass on it as well. The second box set with the Rogue Traders is very tempting though.

Speed Freeks is the new Ork racing game. It comes with 2 vehicles, 6 bikes, and a bit of terrain. So far, it isn’t really grabbing me.
As I do have figures for an Ork army, the vehicles would probably help to bulk it out. To get the boxed set (2 big vehicles and 6 bikes) plus the other 4 big vehicles would cost $400 though. It is not one I would rush out and get but I might have to pick it up due to the pricing. It is not quite as good a deal as the Gangs of Commorragh box was but it is still cheaper than getting the figures alone.

I am already getting a fair amount of the new Blood Bowl stuff. I have the boxed set, the extra rules Almanac, two big figures (Ogre and Troll) and two of the extra teams (Skaven and Dwarves). I will definitely get the Undead team, and probably the Elves, and Dark Elves.

When they advertised Warhammer Quest Blackstone Fortress, I was figuring it would be an easy one to pass over. But, even though it is called Warhammer Quest, it is really a 40K game than an Age of Sigmar one. The figures look good so I might have to pick it up. I just hope they don’t start churning out expansions for it like they did for Kill Team.

Figure Painting Total - September

While we were in Thunder Bay, I popped into the two game stores and picked up a bunch of the new Blood Bowl figures and rules. I have 4 of the new teams, and still have figures I can use for others, but I would have liked to get the Dark Elves and maybe the Elves to round out my sets.
I have already assembled, based, and primed the Blood Bowl figures.

Burning of Prospero - 47
Revel – Fokker E-III
Revel – Nieuport 28
Savage Worlds – Texas Ranger Male – 1
Savage Worlds – Texas Ranger Female – 2
Chronoscope – Andrew Lane “The Ghost” – 1
Chronoscope – Wichita Witch – 1
Chronoscope – Frank Buck – 1
BB – Dwarf Giants – 12
BB – Skavenblight Scramblers – 12
BB – Ogre – 1
BB – Troll – 1


Sept figures bought - 81, figures painted – 0

Running total 2018 – figures bought 174, figures painted 0