What about your other projects?

I can hear the question now what about your other projects?

I am focusing on three projects to get them to a playable state.   I have owned the figures for the Wars of the First Triumvirate since the release of Warhammer Ancient Battles in 1998, the majority of figures for the Crusades since 2000 and I have a massive collection of Colonial American Figures that just need to be properly organized.

Other projects will still get worked on, probably on somewhat of a regular basis, they just won't be a focus of what I am working on.

Projects

Ancients

15mm - Field of Glory - Successor States Army
25mm - Field of Glory - Wars of the First Triumvirate - Julius Caesar
25mm - Field of Glory - Wars of the First Triumvirate - Pompey
25mm - Field of Glory - Wars of the First Triumvirate - Gaul
25mm - To be determined - Fall of the West - Roman Army

Medievel
25mm - Field of Glory - Crusader States - Aleppo
25mm - Field of Glory - Crusader States - Antioch
25mm - Field of Glory - Henry Tudor (War of the Roses)
25mm - Killer Katanas - Samurai Army of Tokagawa Ieyasu

18th Century
25mm - Rank and File - War of Spanish Succession - French
15mm - Konieg Krieg - Seven Years' War - Swedish Army
15mm - Konieg Krieg - Seven Years' War - Prussian Army 
15mm - Konieg Krieg - Seven Years' War - Mechlenburg
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - Seven Years' War - Swedish
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - Seven Years' War - Saxon in French Service
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - French and Indian War - British
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - French and Indian War - French
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - American War of Independence - British
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - American War of Independence - British Allied
25mm - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime - American War of Independence - Continental

Napoloenic
15mm - Regimental Fire and Fury - 1799 Russian Army - Suvorov in the Alps
15mm - Napoleon's Battles - 1809 Austrian Army
15mm - Regimental Napoleon's Battles - 1815 British Army
15mm - Regimental Napoleon's Battles - 1815 French Army

American Civil War
25mm - Skirmish - 1861 Confederate
25mm - Skirmish - 1861 Union
15mm - Regimental Fire and Fury - Peninsula Campaign - Confederate
15mm - Regimental Fire and Fury - Peninsula Campaign - Union
25mm - Rank and File | Fire and Fury - Gettysburg Campaign - Confederate
25mm - Rank and File | Fire and Fury - Gettysburg Campaign - Union

19th Century
15mm - Fire and Fury - Franco Prussian - 1871 French
15mm - Fire and Fury - Franco Prussian - 1871 Prussian
25mm - To Be Determined - Scramble for Africa - French

World War II
15mm - Spearhead- North Africa
15mm - Spearhead - Sicily Campaign
15mm - Spearhead - Northwest Europe (Operation Market Garden)
15mm - Spearhead - Russian Front (Kursk)
15mm - WWII Battlefront - Pacific Island Campaigns - Japanese
15mm - WWII Battlefront - Pacific Island Campaigns - US Marine
1/2400 - Seakreig - Pacific Campaign - American
1/2400 - Seakreig - Pacific Campaign - Japanese

Modern
Microarmor - Modern Spearhead - Red Storm Rising (1988) - French

Focus of Projects for 2018

As January comes to a close, holy cow we are already a month into 2018, it is time to look at the projects I will be working on for the rest of the year.

Wars of the First Triumvirate

The First Triumvirate was composed of Julius Caesar, Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great) and Marcus Licinius Crassus. When Crassus died after the battle of Carrhae civil war broke out between Caesar and Pompey for control of Rome. In 49 the senate, backing Pompey, ordered Caesar to disband his army and give up his province of Gaul. Instead of giving up, Caesar crossed the Rubicon river setting off a civil war. After a five year struggle accross many battlefields, Caesar defeated his enemies and was sole ruler of Rome.
https://ehistory.osu.edu/topics/first-triumvirate-wars

The Crusader States in the Era of the Third Crusade

After the failure of the Second Crusade Zengid dynasty controlled a unified Syria and engaged in a conflict with the Fatimid rulers of Egypt. The Egyptian and Syrian forces were ultimately unified under Saladin, who employed them to reduce the Christian states and recapture Jerusalem in 1187. Spurred by religious zeal, King Henry II of England, King Philip II of France (known as Philip Augustus) ended their conflict with each other to lead a new crusade. The death of Henry in 1189, however, meant the English contingent came under the command of his successor, King Richard I of England (known as Richard the Lionheart, in French;Cœur de Lion). The elderly German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa also responded to the call to arms, leading a massive army across, but he drowned in a river in Asia Minor on 10 June 1190 before reaching the Holy Land. His death caused tremendous grief among the German Crusaders, and most of his troops returned home.

After the Crusaders had driven the Muslims from Acre, Philip in company with Frederick's successor, Leopold V, Duke of Austria (known as Leopold the Virtuous), left the Holy Land in August 1191. On 2 September 1192, Richard and Saladin finalized a treaty granting Muslim control over Jerusalem but allowing unarmed Christian pilgrims and merchants to visit the city. Richard departed the Holy Land on 9 October. The successes of the Third Crusade allowed the Crusaders to maintain considerable states in Cyprus and on the Syrian coast. However, the failure to recapture Jerusalem would lead to the Fourth Crusade.   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade

Colonial Conflict in the Ohio Valley - 1750

Although struggles for supremacy had been going on for many decades between France and England in the New World, hostilities intensified in the early 1750’s as both English and French settlers had attempted to colonize land in the Ohio River Valley, near present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The English settlers, who had moved northwest from Virginia, and French settlers, who had moved east from the Great Lakes, or south from Canada, each thought they owned the rights to the land. 

In 1754, English forces under George Washington had begun their march to Fort Duquesne for the purposes of ousting the French from the region by force. On the way, they encountered a French scouting party near present-day Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Washington’s men massacred the party in what came to be known as The Battle of Jumonville Glen. Washington soon took camp at Great Meadows, a large natural clearing, and ordered the construction of Fort Necessity in anticipation of a French response. The French did respond, as 600 soldiers forced Washington to surrender the fort. The French and Indian War had begun.

Updated Project Priorities

After much discussion, primarily with Fitz but others were involved to, I have set my painting priorities for the winter. I have decided on focusing on two projects; the unending Napoleonics for Napoleon's Battles/1:30 and Seven Year's War in 15mm. Most of the other projects are just going to sit for now. My goal is to get a lot done between now and say Valentine's Day.

For the Seven Years War Project I will be working on my Swedish and some Austrian Allied, mostly the Swedes. And I have determined that I will paint all the figures for this project myself. I will use other resources for the Napoleonics projects I have going.

1) Drottningens Livregemente
Three battalions of figures are cleaned and primed black waiting for me to put paint to brush.
2) Blu Hussarenregiment
I own the figures and they are still in the bag.
3) Gul Hussarenregiment
I own the figures and they are still in the bag.
4) Nylands Dragoon Regiment
I own the figures and they are still in the bag.
5) Hästjägare
I own the figures and they are cleaned and on bases.

For the Napoleonic Period:

Off being painted in Sri Lanka:
· Austrian Cavalry - Archduke Ferdinand’s Hussars
· Austrian Cavalry – Stipsic Hussars
· French Cavalry – 1st Chasseurs a Cheval
· French Cavalry – 6th Dragoons
· French Cavalry – 10th Dragoons
· French Cavalry – 2nd Regiment Guard Lancers “Red Lancers”

Off being painted by Tom Zwirn
· Austrian Infantry – Archduke Karl’s Legion – Prague Students
· Austrian Infantry – Archduke Karl’s Legion – Mahrisch’s Volunteers
· Austrian Infantry – Croatian Inserrecto
· French Infantry – Sailors of the Guard
· French Infantry – Conscript Grenadiers of the Guard

Figures I am working on
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 1
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 2
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 3
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 4
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 5
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 6
· Italian Line Infantry Regiment 7
· Italian Light Infantry Regiment 1
· Italian Light Infantry Regiment 2
· Italian Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment 1
· Saxon Line Infantry Regiment Maxmillian (1809)
· Saxon Line Infantry Regiment Frederick (1809)
· Saxon Cavalry – Prinz Clemons Chevauxlegere (1809)
· Saxon Cavalry – Herzog Albert Chevauxlegere (1809)
· Saxon 8# Horse battery (1809)
Many of these figures are primed and have many of the Initial colors painted on them. It is just about doing the detail work.

So many projects so little time.

A topic which has come up a couple times in the past week is why do I have so many projects yet none of them seem complete. As was pointed out my project list look someone took out a shotgun and fired at a list of projects and whatever got hit I bought into.

The truth is a lot simpler I am a gaming whore and enjoy the hobby. I enjoy painting figures as well as playing the game. So over the years I got involved in a whole lot of projects I shouldn’t have, picked up the figures and gotten started with them; then of course the project falls apart and I have a half painted army.

Let’s look at some of my projects.

Clan War is a 25mm Fantasy Japanese miniatures game I got into heavily in 1999. I collected my first army, Lion, and started expanding it and adding figures to make an opposing army, Dragon. It was, and still is, a fun game but the Manufacturer, Alderac Entertainment Group, in 2002 sold the figure rights and got rid of their casting machines. Long story short the game died and I was able to pick up dozens, okay more like hundreds, of figures extremely cheaply. I occasional pull the figures out and paint up a few more on hopes of restarting the game around here but it hasn’t happened.

I own two Warhammer Fantasy Battles armies, Lizardmen and Bretonnia Questing Knights. As funny as it is these are the only two fully painted armies I own. The lizardmen have actually won several awards for their painting. It’s too bad the Lizardmen Army has NEVER been used ina game, and the Bretonnias haven’t been a legal army since the Big Orange Book, like four editions ago.

I have a large Black Templar force for Warhammer 40K. Been used three times (give or take a couple) in like the past five years. I keep buying figures and adding them to the collection. I know own about 25,000 points (a typical army is 1850 points).

In the Napoleonic period I have started 1799, 1809, 1810, 1813, and 1815.
The 1799 project is the only project truly of my own accord. I figured it would be interesting to play a game where everyones troops suck.
1809 was Herman Schouten project, until he became a she and moved to San Francisco. I suddenly had the start of 1809 Austrian Army which has gotten expanded over the past 20 years to be damn near complete Austrian Army. I have been working on the French Allied for the game. Next year I will be doing Wagram and it will be all worth while.
1810 was another Side project that I was involved in starting but not entirely my fault. There is a side war in Northern Europe pitting Russia and its Ally France vs. several small Allied States supported by Britian. I painted up a goodly number of Russians, started some Swedes but that where the project ended when everyone else backed out.
1813 was Fitz project, there are a number of good reasons for playing the period, parity amongst the troops and such. I have a few Austrians for the period (in Shako vs. Rottenhelm of 1809).
1815 is a project everyone seems to do. Not sure who started it, but I later decided to so it as 1:30 project.

I can say the same about a goodly number of projects. Good intentions lost when everyone else backs out.

One of the few projects that I stayed away from was the Seven Years War project. Actually I bought four bags of Prussians when the project got started in 2003 however after several people made it clear that they expected me to paint more than my own command, the figures got handed to Fitz. So until people show up with painted figures no interest. While finally five years later Fitz has hosted two games. Now I may actually have to paint up an Army for Koenig Kreig.

Other Projects

25mm Greek City State – Isle of Lesbos – Warhammer Ancient Battles
25mm Wars of the First Triumvirate / Caesar’s Gallic Wars – Field of Glory
25mm Gladiatorial – One to One
25mm Fall of the West – Field of Glory
25mm First / Third Crusade – Field of Glory
25mm French and Indian War – “The Invasion of Quebec 1759” – Drums of War along the Mohawk
25mm Seven Year’s War – Oldenburg Brigade - Batailles de l'Ancien Régime
25mm American War of Independence - Wilderness Wars
25mm American Civil War - Gettysburg Campaign- Fire and Fury
25mm Lion Clan – Fantasy – Clan War
25mm Dragon Clan – Fantasy – Clan War
25mm Bretonnian / Questing Army – Fantasy – Warhammer Fantasy Battles
25mm Lizardmen – Fantasy – Warhammer Fantasy Battles
25mm Black Templars – Sci-Fi – Warhammer 40K

15mm Successor Army – Field of Glory
15mm 1798 Russian Army – Swiss Campaign – Horse Musket and Gun
15mm 1810 Russian Army – Finnish War – Piquet
15mm 1810 Swedish Army – Finnish War – Piquet
15mm 1812 Russian Army – Army of the West (Winter) – Napoleon’s Battles
15mm 1812 French Army – Grandee Armee (Winter) – Napoleon’s Battles
15mm 1812 British Army – War of 1812 – General de Brigade
15mm American Civil War - Army of Northern Virginia - 1:30 Fields of Honor
15mm 1870 French – Franco Prussian – TBD
15mm 1870 Prussian – Franco Prussian – TBD
15mm WWII – Herman Goring’s Panzer Division - Sicily Campaign – Spearhead
15mm WWII - Russian - Kursk - Broadsword
15mm WWII - Island hopping - Broadsword
15mm WWII – A Bridge too far Scenario – Spearhead

Micro WWII - Japanese Navy - General Quarters

Micro Modern – French Corps – Corps Commander / Modern Spearhead
Micro Modern – Czechoslovakian Armor Division – Corps Commander / Modern Spearhead