The best laid plans...

I ambitiously set out to make progress on multiple projects during 2023.

I... failed? I don't know if I'd say so. I certainly neglected many of the planned projects, though I did paint some things I'm proud of. Let's see.

• Pulp Alley: zero.

• Zona Alfa: I painted some stalkers! I'm proud of these, considering they are 1:72 scale.

These are more like assorted ruffians, but whatever!

• Exploit Zero: nada.

• Five Leagues: really minor progress, nothing to show here.

• Space Station Zero: nope.

• My own games: oh no.

However... I made unexpected progress with a game I wasn't planning on tackling this year: Zombicide Black Plague. The minis are really characterful and paint up well.

Tough gals Ann the Nun and Nelly the barmaid, ready to chop some zombie heads!

I confess I used the tutorials from the wonderful Sorastro as a starting point, though I heavily simplified the process.

Abomination angry. Abomination smash!

Awww, a Wolfbomination with her cute puppies.

So what about my other projects?

Well, I intend to paint a couple more stalkers for Zona Alfa, then some ghouls/zombies for them to shoot up. 

I bought myself some fantastic Ooh-Rah scifi marines from Wargames Atlantic, as well as some US Marines from Rubicon's Vietnam range, along with the stalwart guerrillas of the Viet Cong and also a box of North Vietnamese Army. Maybe it's time to tackle my project We Gotta Get Out of this Place?