The Pledge - Update May 2008

May numbers:

Bought (136)
-66 GW Empire
-2 GW Bretonnians (plastic archers)
-4 GW High Elf Phoenix Guard
-19 Battletech mechs
-6 Battletech vehicles
-1 wrecked GW Land Raider for terrain or orks
-5 Blue Moon Plutonian Infantry
-8 Warmachine/Hordes (3x Cygnar Stormsmiths, 2x Cryx Satyxis, 1 Menoth Vassal, 2 Skorne Beast Handlers)
-4 Dark Age Forsaken (Nathaniel, Orchid, 2x Haniel)
-1 Dark Age Skarrd (Abomiation)
-1 Mekton mini (conversion?)
-3 Foundry Mercenary Orcs
-4 plastic unnamed robots
-5 GW Assault Marines
-1 CAV RMI Bishop
-2 Wargods Harbingers (Horus/Def., Khanum)
-1 Countess Games Cleric of Helios
-3 Gamezone Empire Pikemen

SOLD (10)

Primered (57)

Painting Progress (18)

Finished (47)
-10 GW Empire (10 Handgunners)
-5 Battletech Inf
-17 Battletech mechs
-10 Battletech vehicles
-2 JR 1/300 Storage bldgs
-3 plastic unnamed robots (based and painted for Battletech)

This brings the YTD numbers to
Net Growth: +165
Painted: 123

165 growth/152 days = 1.085 minis per day.
123 painted/165 bought = 74.5% of growth painted.

Which is ahead of both Pledge goals (<1.5 per day, >50% painted), though I am sliding…

Project progress was limited. The Battletech project goal is going decidedly sideways, with expansion of the collection keeping up with the completed rate. I feel critical mass approaching, however, so the expansion is all but complete.

The big Warhammer Empire purchase was a bargain I couldn't pass up, and accounts for half of May's growth. The miniatures are being processed for conversion and/or sell-off, however, so they will be departing the collection again at some point, maybe sooner than later…

Looking to get attention in June are the Warhammer and Dark Age goals, as well as Battletech. I may also add a bit more to the Warmachine finished collection, as there are several items there hovering near completion.