Just a quick note of a couple new arrivals at Casa de Adcock, geared towards the Back of Beyond.
I'd had a meeting with my immediate higher-up at work where she was expecting to have to tell me to work harder, smarter, and more efficiently, but quickly realized that I'm doing the work of three people, have been screwed over by two others, and I'm doing everything right and not cutting corners in the process. After being told that I'm doing everything right, and to keep up the good work, I decided to reward myself; I'd had my eye on this painting guide, available from Caliver Books, since it released a few months ago. It's a lovely volume, and it's given me a lot of ideas for painting my various sundry Russians (as well as giving me plenty of ideas of figures I'd like to acquire!)
I also received an order of Copplestone Bolsheviks - two packs of infantry (one in greatcoats, one without), a blister of Commissars, and a field gun; I thought I'd ordered the Maxim Gun team, but this works fine for my purposes as well. These were much cleaner casts than the last pack of White Russians I'd ordered; a few straightened bayonets and a few mold lines filed and all of the infantry were ready to be glued to bases. My window for priming is closing rapidly, so I'm trying to get as much ready to go before it's too cold and damp outside to start anything new. I'll probably work on the artillery over the next few days, but it may prove to be the case that it needs to wait until spring to be painted.
Figures Acquired in 2025: 231
Figures Painted in 2025: 164
A well earned reward. did she mention a raise perhaps?
ReplyDeleteThanks Stew. Unfortunately a raise is not within her power, because she's only a half-step above me and not truly management; I get a flat 3% raise every year and that's that.
DeleteCongrats on the thumbs up from your boss! Always good to hear that you're appreciated. Those figs bought this late in the year are going to make it hard for the green number to catch up with the red one...haha! Seriously, though, that's why it is a reward, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty happy with it being a gap of less than 100! I have another 17 partially painted on my desk, so the green number will be creeping up - I pivoted to finishing off a terrain piece I started a few weeks ago and need to finish spray-painting before the weather gets permanently wet and cold, but then it's right back to the figures.
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