Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Another Mixed Bag!

While I await inspiration to recount my tale of the last fight at Zallaqah, I offer up a second mixed bag of activities.  No, not a bag from Santa yet!  Zallaqah game photos have been resized and curated so at least some progress was made.  Battle report maybe next time?  Until then, a game teaser from the early battle action.
Zallaqah
At the painting desk, multiple units are seeing work, and a steady flow of figures is migrating upstairs to the photo box in the office.  On the painting productivity front, December will likely see the best month of 2025.  That is good news.  Looks like I will fall just short of painting 900 figures for the year.  Very good news!

Anyway, next off the painting desk is a fifteen-figure unit of Gurkhas for the Great Game project.  These figures are from Wargame Foundry's Indian Mutiny range.  Nice figures but, perhaps, a little smaller than some of the other figures in the range.  Based in open order, they will complement the British Army in dealing with more irregular tasks.


I mentioned in other posts, Nancy has been experimenting with 3D printing at the local library.  Before each tutorial visit, she asks if I have any small(ish) stl files she could take to try.  On the latest outing, I sent the culvert file offered as a free gift from Sabotag3D for completing the 2025 WSS Great Wargaming Survey.

I asked for the culvert to be printed in two scales for both 15mm and 28mm.  They turned out quite nice, I think.  Next up, both need a slap of paint.

Speaking of the WSS GWS and free gifts, I used the 5-pound voucher to order a digital back issue of WSS magazine.  With thoughts turning back toward WotR, I ordered issue 98.  The voucher easily covered the cost of the digital edition.
If you completed the survey and have yet to use your voucher, do so before the voucher expires at year-end.

As always, I wish you all a Merry Christmas, good gaming, and hopefully, something wargamery in your stocking.

12 comments:

  1. Considering all that you do hobby wise, hitting almost 900 painted figures for the year is amazing. Best wishes for Christmas. Norm.

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    1. Thank you, Norm! I await the tally to see how many games I actually got to the table this year.

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  2. 900 figures and all the game and the survey reports. I think you make a good point about keeping the temperature over 50 in the hobby areas!

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  3. Excellent result Jonathan!
    Marry Christmas 🎄

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  4. Some more great figures added Jon....not sure I have ever heard of your Great Game project...maybe that's another one for the remote gaming table in 2026?
    Have a very merry Christmas...I am sure I will be commenting on another post before it's time for New Year wishes!

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    1. Thank you, Keith! Undoubtedly there will be at least one more post before year-end. I vaguely recall my Russians for this project seeing action only one or two times. Perhaps another collection to get out on table in 2026? Since the British are locally owned, this would be a F2F game.

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  5. A useful piece, or pieces, or 3D terrain. Have a good Christmas.

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  6. 900! That's a lot of figures! Great mixed bag btw.

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  7. Nice gaming and projects as always, Jonathan. And, wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too!

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