Recap for 2010

2010 drew to a close but wargaming activities persist. First up, Paul and I put in a third session of Second Manassas battle after Christmas. This session covered the action from about noon on the 29th to about 4pm. With reinforcements streaming onto the battlefield throughout the morning, this battle quickly becomes a meat grinding affair. Holes open up and are quickly slammed shut by reserves. Kearney's Division has turned Jackson's left flank and is making very slow progress along the spline of Stony Ridge. Jackson's Wing still holds the unfinished railroad cut from the Groveton Woods to the west. Hill counterattacked out of the railroad cut and hit the Federals driving them back to Dogan's Ridge.

 Unfortunately, this attack quickly became over-extended and was viciously counterattacked. Near Groveton Woods, Starke attacks Hooker's Division and having suffered heavily, Hooker fails a panic check. On the Federal left, defensive positions are hastily prepared as Longstreet's Wing reaches the battlefield and deploys. Losses to this point reach about 15,000 for the Federals and about 13,500 for the Confederates. With Paul returning to the road for a lengthy stretch in the new year, I'll likely pack up the game to make room for something new on the tabletop.

Second, I reconnected with (who was once) my long-lost gaming buddy Jake. Jake is in fine shape having complete two tours in Iraq. We enjoyed a good chat and a brief show and tell on Christmas Eve before rushing off to meet his family for church service. Very good to see him again and hopefully we'll meet across the gaming table in 2011.

Third, painting totals for December were respectable and I'm very pleased to have added Newcastle's Regiment of Foote to the ECW collection. Only three Renegade foot regiments remain unpainted. I lost the painting mo-jo for a bit in December due to holidays, final exams, work, etc. and didn't get much accomplished over the holiday break. Still, pleased to be fleshing out the SYW Austrian higher command and bringing Kolowrat up to six squadrons. Up next is more high command for the Prussians.

For 2010, I managed to paint nearly 1,400 figures and 18 pieces of equipment. Most of the equipment consisted of limbers or supply wagons. A respectable annual total and much above my goal of 900 figures. 2010 saw the completion of the FIW project having painted all remaining figures. Well, I still have a few odds and ends but not enough to field one unit. I also purged the 20mm Vietnam collection in 2010 and may be wrangling a swap of my 15mm Medievals.

Annual Painting Tally for 2010

Era	Scale	Type	Figure Cnt	Equip Cnt
American Civil War	10mm	Artillery	48	6
American Civil War	10mm	Cavalry	30
American Civil War	10mm	Infantry	46
American Civil War	15mm	Infantry	28
American War of Independence	15mm	Artillery	12	6
American War of Independence	15mm	Infantry	53
American War of Independence	28mm	Infantry	25
Bonaparte in Italy and Switzerland	18mm	Infantry	208
English Civil War	30mm	Cavalry	9
English Civil War	30mm	Infantry	54
French & Indian War	25mm	Infantry	49
Italian War of Independence	15mm	Cavalry	12
Italian War of Independence	15mm	Infantry	280
Napoleonic Wars	15mm	Cavalry	16
Napoleonic Wars	15mm	Infantry	72
Napoleonic Wars	28mm	Artillery	24	6
Napoleonic Wars	28mm	Cavalry	16
Napoleonic Wars	28mm	Command	3
Napoleonic Wars	28mm	Infantry	44
Punic Wars	6mm	Infantry	72
Seven Years War	18mm	Cavalry	114
Seven Years War	18mm	Command	26
Seven Years War	18mm	Infantry	154
		Totals	1395	18