Hobby Goals - January 2024

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Happy New Year, and thank you for joining me at the start of 2024.

My hobby goals remain similar to last year:

  • Paint more miniatures than I buy in a month.
  • Do not buy any miniatures in a month (I intend to only buy Warhammer Underworlds miniatures this year).
  • Finish painting all the remaining Warhammer Underworlds warbands.

January arrived, and there were no miniatures I wanted to buy this month. I had bought Daggok Stab-Ladz on pre-order last month, so they were accounted for in December. I could immediately tick off 'Do not buy any miniatures in January.' Any miniatures painted this month will reduce my pile of shame. To be fair, I have been reducing my pile of unpainted plastic for the last two years.

Towards the end of December, I had started painting Da Kunnin' Krew. At the start of January, I continued with Da' Kunnin Krew, finishing the remaining three miniatures: Mannok, Torka Tuffskul, and Krookgrin. A fortnight into the new year, I completed this warband, allowing me to tick off 'Paint a Warhammer Underworlds warband.'


Next, I decided to finish the Storm of Celestus. I had started them a long time ago, and it was time to finish Mellisan and Celestus himself. With these two miniatures complete, I had finished a second Warhammer Underworlds warband, leaving me with only six more to complete. To paint the Storm of Celestus, I followed my "How I Paint Stormcast Eternals - Hallowed Knights" guide.

Other than painting, I have been playing Warhammer Underworlds more regularly. In part, I have been testing ideas for an upcoming tournament in February.

I have tried:

In all cases, I have had mixed success, but it has been great to get lots of games in. Opponents have included Voidcursed Chosen Axes, Tooth and Claw Arenai, Beastbound Assault Hexbanes, and Malevolent Mask Looncourt.

Next month, I want to try and get another warband painted before I attend my next Underworlds tournament. Hopefully, I can improve on 5th place, my highest finish so far.

(Red items were completed this month, purple items in previous months)

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That is all for this month. Bye for now.



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