Progress Report Update 2013

Back in December 2012, I posted a 'Progress Report' for my Anima Tactics painting. At that time I was struggling for momentum, and needed the post to help me focus a little.

In that post, I set out the grand expectation of painting twelve Anima Tactics minis in the following twelve months, averaging around one mini per month, and expecting to do a quarterly update. Well, regular readers know that I update my running total with each new mini, and as for that target; well, I have now painted thirty two minis in less than eleven months!

On another note; in March 2012 I showed off my first nine prepped Anima Tactics minis. Of those nine funnily enough, only four have been painted! So I have managed to be distracted on at least thirty occasions!

Going forward, if I can average 3-4 minis per month it will take me around 3 years to paint everything I have, plus stuff I still want to pick up, as well as hypothetical new releases. In the past eleven months I have had a couple of fallow months, which have been compensated by much more productive months, so I hope that I can sustain the current overall momentum. Stay tuned to see how I do!

Progress Report

I love the Anima Tactics range, that is a certainty - it has an aesthetic that appeals to be, and is clearly influenced by console games I enjoyed in the 90's. All good. But like many minis hobbyists I can be obsessive, and after reviewing what I have accumulated since my last update I am determined to paint as many of these minis as I can manage among my other gaming and painting commitments - I aim to paint at least 12 in the next 12 months at least.

To that end I plan periodic updates of what I have painted, but also what I have ...ahem...accumulated...note never 'bought'..., and will offer a painted percentage of the sum total. My plan is that each period (probably each quarter but who knows) I will offer an update of minis painted so far (so should be aiming for at least 3 per quarter if I manage to stay in line with my updates), and a percentage completion. The idea being that as well as seeing the painted count rise, hopefully the painted percentage will rise, meaning I am not buying...ahem accumulating...beyond a realistic rate of completion.

So far:

Painted: 3
Painted Percentage: 4.9%

Painted

• Dereck Shezzard
• Hiro
• Kingsley Warlock

Under-coated or base-coated I have ready:

• Grey
• Clover
• Akio Kageshima
• Dark Cheshire
• Bael
• Genma
• Shinobi

Prepped but awaiting under-coat and in some cases a little green-stuffing:

• Al-Djinn
• Ahriman, Lord of Darkness
• Covel
• Ignis, Fire Demon
• Bella
• Aqua
• *Deimon
• *Juliette Kaim

In the pile of stuff in boxes and blisters:

• Legacy of Solomon
• Romeo Exxet
• Faust Orbatos
• Arkham
• Type 005 (blister)
• Type 005 (Black Sun starter)
• Alius, Holy Soldier (x2)
• Khaine D'Lacreu
• Khaine D'Lacreu LE
• Li Long
• Sophia Ilmora
• Kairos
• Saint Evangeline
• Kronen Roxxon
• Promethea
• Styx
• Tsubasa Kurokami
• Ophiel
• (another) Akio Kageshima
• *Arias Vayu
• *Elhaym
• *Tiamat
• *Lostaroth Marchosias
• *Wrath of Nature
• *Xavier
• *Saint Elienai
• *Grimorium
• *Hel
• *Kudoi
• *Kyler
• *Harod
• *Kirsten
• *Gemini – Zack & Zafini
• *Nahimana
• *Drake
• *Yuki
• *Sarah Reindhold
• *Adolf Brunner
• *Type 20: Verrier
• Samael Agent (F)
• Samael Agent (M)
• Church Agent (M)
• Wissenschaft Agent (M)

* indicates 'accumulated' since the last list...

Taking Stock

I have been prepping another few minis over the past 2 days, which should give me plenty of choices to start painting.

I count around 124 minis in the range, including at least 2 limited edition minis.

So taking stock of where I am at suggests I should have enough painting to keep me busy for a while and yields the following lists.




Under-coated I have ready:

• Dereck Shezzard
• Hiro
• Grey
• Akio Kageshima
• Dark Cheshire
• Bael
• Genma
• Kingsley Warlock

Prepped but awaiting a little green stuff and under-coat:

• Al-Djinn
• Ahriman, Lord of Darkness
• Covel
• Shinobi
• Ignis, Fire Demon
• Bella
• Aqua

In the pile of stuff in boxes and blisters:

• Legacy of Solomon
• Romeo Exxet
• Faust Orbatos
• Clover
• Arkham
• Type 005 (blister)
• Type 005 (Black Sun starter)
• Alius, Holy Soldier (x2)
• Khaine D'Lacreu
• Li Long
• Sophia Ilmora
• Kairos
• Saint Evangeline
• Kronen Roxxon
• Promethea
• Styx
• Tsubasa Kurokami
• Ophiel
• (another) Akio Kageshima
• Samael Agent (F)
• Samael Agent (M)
• Church Agent (M)
• Wissenschaft Agent (M)

First Batch Of Minis Prepped

Okay, Anima Tactics could be a real obsession for me. If any one reading this has followed my Pulp City-related blog (Pulp Citizen), then you may be aware that I have taken a completist approach to collecting and painting that range. Anima Tactics could be next in line.

While I doubt I will immerse myself in AT quite as fully as with Pulp City (not least that I am part of the Pulp City Games Development Team), I hope to make real in-roads into the collection of minis I have already amassed for this game. Thankfully the rate of release by Cipher studios seems pretty slow - so that should synchronize well with my general speed of painting then!

I have a lot to learn about the Anima Tactics setting, game and mythology, although I have read the lavish hardback rule-book cover to cover a couple of times already. So this blog will chart my foray into this line, setting and game.

The first batch of minis has been prepped and can be seen below. These have not been selected for any other reason than most are only single or two-part, and give me a cross-section of design types to choose from.

The minis are:
1. Genma - Neutral Samael Mystic; Summoner.
2. Grey - Light Church Warrior.
3. Covel - Neutral Samael Optional Leader Mystic; Summoner.
4. Dereck Shezard - Neutral Wanderer Warrior; the latest Godkiller.
5. Dark Cheshire - Dark Samael Warrior.
6. Akio Kageshima - Neutral Wanderer Mystic.
7. Bael - Dark Samael Mystic.
8. Hiro - Light Wissenschaft Warrior; "Ranger Avenger".
9. Kingsley Warlock - Dark Black Sun Warrior Mystic Controller.