As always, this has been another busy month for me hobby-wise. I am still painting the figures from Core Space by Battle Systems Ltd. and making good progress with them. On the gaming front, I am thoroughly enjoying playing the latest adventure of my The Ace of Spades Campaign, which you can read about on my WOIN blog. Doing the batreps for this project is very time consuming but just so much fun. The story is building up to quite a dramatic climax as the crew prepare to take on the vast criminal empire known as The Organisation. There will be blood spilled!
I thought I'd fill the rest of this post with something different - a progress report on my many painting projects.
THE HALL OF FAME
7TV2e. All of the figures I own for this alternative TV and films skirmish game have been painted.
A Touch of Evil. This board-game set at the start of the 19th century by Flying Frog plus its two expansion sets has all of its figures painted.
Castle Ravenloft. This AD&D board-game has had all of its figures painted.
Death Match. A sci-fi arena combat game. All of the figures I own for it are finished.
Firefly Adventures. The figures for this sci-fi board-game and its two expansion sets are all finished.
Nemesis. A superb sci-fi board-game with all of its figures painted very quickly.
Rumbleslam. A fantasy wrestling game with all of its figures and arena painted.
Secrets of the Third Reich. Although I only own a force of German infantry, they are all painted.
Strontium Dogs. All of the figures I own for this 2000 AD based game have been painted.
Zombicide Seasons 1 and 2. All of the figures from the original boxed set and first two expansion sets, Prison Outbreak and Toxic City Mall have been painted.
WORK IN PROGRESS
ABC Warriors. The figures by WargamesFoundry have been painted but those by Warlord Games remain unpainted.
Core Space. I am currently working on it and expect to have all of the figures painted in the next couple of months if not sooner.
Doctor Who - Exterminate! About 90% of the figures I own for this skirmish wargame are finished.
Dracula's America. A Weird Wild West skirmish game with about 60% of the figures finished.
Judge Dredd. Despite painting loads of figures by different companies for this franchise I still have some old boxed sets of figures from Warlord Games yet to paint - Brit City Judges, Sov Judges, Cultists, Muties and Sky Surfers. They probably make up less than 10% of my total collection.
Necromunda. All of the scenery and the two gangs (Eschers and Goliaths) that come with the starter boxed set plus the Ambots and some Forge World individuals are painted. I haven't started on my Cawdor, Delaque, Orlock or Van Saar gangers.
Resident Evil 2. Over 50% of the figures have been painted, enough to play most of the starter scenarios.
Rogue Trooper. My Wargames Foundry figures have been painted but none of my Warlord Games figures have been painted.
Rum and Bones. The heroes of two of the eight factions have been painted. Still loads left to paint.
Shadows of Brimstone. Another Weird Wild West game with loads and loads of expansion sets, most of which have been painted. I probably have 15% of my total collection left to paint.
Super Dungeon Explore. All of the figures for the 1st edition game have been painted. The figures for its expansion set, Forgotten King, remain unpainted.
The Walking Dead. All of the figures from wave 1 (the largest wave by far) have been painted. The figures from waves 2, 3 and 4 are unpainted.
Tombstone. A Wild West skirmish game by Black Scorpion. Over 60% of its figures have been painted.
Zombicide: Black Plague. All of the figures from the starter boxed set have been painted but most of its many expansion sets remain unpainted.
Zombicide: Season 3. I have only painted a few figures from its two big expansion sets, Angry Neighbours and Rue Morgue.
THE HALL OF SHAME
7TV2e: Apocalypse. No figures painted yet. However, this is a very recent purchase and I am keen to get started on them.
Last Night on Earth. The figures for this zombie game and its expansion sets by Flying Frog Productions remain unpainted.
Mars Attacks! No figures painted from the boxed set or its few expansion sets.
Massive Darkness. No figures painted from this boxed set or its numerous expansion sets.
Zombicide: Green Horde. No figures painted from this boxed set or its numerous expansion sets.
Make of this what you will. I'm glad my Hall of Fame outnumbers my Hall of Shame by two to one. Now that I live on my own I have a lot more time to devote to my hobby and I'm now getting a lot more painting done. With so many unpainted figures in my collection, this is a good thing. Some of my Work in Progress figure sets will get completed by the end of this year - especially Core Space, Doctor Who: Exterminate! and Resident Evil 2. Others, like Rum and Bones, Super Dungeon Explore, Zombicide: Black Plague and Zombicide: Season 3 are unlikely to see much progress, if any. I'll keep chipping away at my other Work in Progress sets and make a start on my 7TV2e: Apocalypse set. I'm afraid I lack the motivation to do any work on the other four Hall of Shame sets. If you feel inclined, do let me know about your own Halls of Fame and Halls of Shame.