Figure Painting Total Sept 2022

 

I picked up the last two Operations for Dust Tactics that I could find.  I still need Operation Cerberus but, since that came with the building it is hard to get.  I don't need the building as I bought three of the Tenements but do want the booklet and figure.  I was also finally able to get a Green Lantern from DCU.  Now I just need to get the Justice League set.

Sept

Bought

DCU – Green Lantern – 1

Dust Tactics: Operation Hades – 1

Dust Tactics: Operation Icarus – 2

Dust Tactics Allied Pelican P-48 – 1

Dust Tactics Axis Horten HO-347 – 1

  

 

Painted

MU – Sabretooth – 1

MU – Wolverine – 1

 

 

Sept total – 6 figures bought, 2 figures painted

Running total 2022 – figures bought 181, figures painted 75

Figure Painting Total - August 2022

Bought

 

Painted

Unmatched – Deadpool – 1

Unmatched – Hell’s Kitchen – Bullseye, Daredevil – 2

Unmatched – Redemption Row – Cage, Moon Knight – 2

BM – Joker’s Gas Canisters Objective Markers – 2

DCU – Superboy – 1        

  

MU – Captain Marvel – 1

MU – Deadpool – 1

MU – Ms. Marvel – 1

SWNYC – New Yorkers – 2

 

Aug total – 0 figures bought, 13 figures painted

Running total 2022 – figures bought 175, figures painted 73

Books read - May to August 2022

 May

Dust Tactics by Olivier Zamfirescu

Street Wars NYC by Iain McDonald

Dust Warfare by Andy Chambers and Mack Martin

Dust Warfare: Campaign Book Zverograd by Andy Chambers and Mack Martin

Airframe by Michael Crichton

US Army Uniforms Europe 1944 – 1945 by Cameron P. Laughlin & John P. Langellier

Dust Warfare: Campaign Book Hades by Andy Chambers and Mack Martin

 

June

Dust Warfare: Campaign Book Icarus by Andy Chambers and Mack Martin

iWoz Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I invented the personal computer, co-founded Apple, and had fun doing it by Steve Wozniak with Gina Smith

 

July

Commodore – a company on the edge by Brian Bagnall

Beast – Peter Benchley

 

Aug

Too Big To Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin

The Science of Battlestar Galactica by Patrick Di Justo and Kevin R. Grazier

Colonies in Space by T. A. Heppenheimer

Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope Francis and Austen Ivereigh

Getting Dustier

I got the Revised Core set and have had a few chances at the Original Core.  I remain hopeful that I will be able to get one eventually.

I have ordered Operation Hades, and Operation Icarus.  It seems that Icarus will come with three of the Quonset huts.  Operation Cerberus will be a real challenge due to the inclusion of the building.  I hope to be able to at least get the rules and scenarios, as well as the figures.

I still need to get more walkers, but the Core will take care of that.  I want to get the Allied Heavy Ranger Attack Squad.  For the Axis, I need the Axis Heroes, some basic Zombies, and a few Gorilla units, and at least one Gorilla Support Unit.  I have also ordered a Pelican for the Allies, and a Horten for the Axis.

For the SSU, I would love to get three KV47 walkers, so I can field all three variant - Nadya, Natalya, and Natasha, as well as another KV47 Recovery unit.  If I get at least one regular KV47, I can use the extra arms from it to mix with extra recovery units to make another regular walker.  I would also like to get at least a helicopter.  Due to the scarcity of these units, I will probably need to get some conventional troops instead.

I will need to get some bunkers, preferably a SSU or Axis one.

I would love to get the Japanese IJN troops from Dust 1947.  The ninjas, and sailor scouts look pretty cool, as do the Tesla Walkers.  They also came out with Cthulhu troops which would be cool, as well as the Mercenaries.  These three factions came near the end of the run and would be very difficult to get but I have seen some offered, a few even at non-insane prices.

Now I just need to get my son to play some games with me to see if it is worthwhile, as well if I should put the effort into painting them.

Figure Painting Total - July 2022

 I had a line on an original Core set for Dust Tactics and the Operation Cerberus set but that fell through.  I was able to get a revised Core Set though in great condition.  

 

Bought

Dust Tactics Revised Core – 28 (15 Allied, 13 Axis)

SWNYC – Black Cobras – 8

SWNYC – Ghetto Lords – 8

SWNYC – Mollies – 8

 

Painted

BM – Objectives Game Markers – Titan – 1

BM – Objective Game Markers Set 1 – medical supplies – 1

SMMU – Elektra – 1

DCU – Steel – 1

Wizkids – Cowboys repaint – 1

Unmatched – Hell’s Kitchen – Elektra – 1

DLB – Final Girls – 1

SWNYC – Lee Raven – 1

SWNYC – NYPD Cops – 2

 

 

July total – 52 figures bought, 10 figures painted

Running total 2022 – figures bought 175, figures painted 60

Old Toys

 As a child of the Eighties, I lived through a golden age of toys.  With the adoption of plastics, there was very little that could not be done for toys.  Model kits were still a common thing and, even though I never managed to get into them, model trains and rockets were readily available.

 

I had a few early Lego sets, from before the minifig, and some of the early space sets.  The non-rectangular fancy elements were very few and far between back then.  We would build spaceships, and hide secret compartments inside of our builds, but Lego was fairly pricy back then and I did not amass a huge collection.

 

I had even less Playmobil.  They were even more expensive than Lego back in the day but have become much more reasonable as they haven’t increased nearly as much as other toys have. 

 

Both of these companies have embraced licensing.  I picked up some Lego Scooby Doo sets, including the big castle.  I have yet to get around to building it though as I don’t yet have a good place to display it.

For the Playmobil, I bought a bunch of the Ghostbusters figures, and the Ecto-1.  I did not buy the building as again, I don’t have proper room for it.  I picked up the Scooby Doo gang and the Mystery Machine.  They had blind bags of the ghosts/creatures and I got most of the first wave.  I even picked up the Back to the Future figures, and got the Hoverboard Chase set and the Advent calendar on sale.  I finally saved up enough to get the Delorean.  I don’t have any interest in Marty’s Pickup Truck set except it includes the Jennifer Parker figure.

The James Bond vehicle and the A-Team Van are priced much too high for me, being over $100 each.  I don’t have enough interest to justify the cost.  The same is true for the Enterprise.  While it would be neat, at over $500, the price and size are so out of scope to even consider.

 

Now I have to save up for a Detolf from IKEA to be able to display them.  I have a space between the bookcases already.

Figure Painting Total - June 2022

I got some more Dust Tactics, giving me enough to field an Allies force.  I had a line on a core set that ended up not panning out.

Bought

Unmatched – Jurassic Park – Dr. Sattler VS T.Rex – 2

Dust Tactics – Allies – Corps Officers – 3

Dust Tactics – Allies – Tank Busters – 6

Dust Tactics – SSU – Hero pack – 3

Dust Tactics – SSU – Commissars – 5

Dust Tactics: Operation Cyclone – 2

Dust Tactics: Operation SeeLowe – 2

 

Painted

DLB – Starter – 1

DLB – Final Girls – 2

Reaper – Zombies – 5

 

 

June total – 23 figures bought, 8 figures painted

Running total 2022 – figures bought 123, figures painted 50