Hi Folks,

As 2025 comes to its end and after a year spent painting at a slower rhythm my 40k models while alternating with WFB/TOW models, it is time to set list of what remain to be done before getting my backlog dry.

The previous years have been quite productive, meaning that many stuff to be painted has been done already and that what remain is less than what used to be done. In fact I may even short list now:

-          1 Night Lord Nemesis Claw

-          12 Spore mines

-          5 GSC Acolyte Hybrids

-          10 Dark Eldar Wytches

-          3 Serberys riders

-          5 Pteraxii

-          2 Ironstriders

-          40 or some GSC Neophyte hybrids to be kit bashed as a home brew AM regiment

-          A lot of Epic sized Squats infantry and one Colossus

-          A lot of epic sized SM with one ooP plastic Warlord Titan

-          Bucket loads of bits out of which some might be used for custom scenery

-          2 kit bashed vehicles, one as a proxy Carnaudon and one as an “artificer” Land Raider, that deserve further plasticard work

Should I stop any further purchase, I will be in position to potentially get all of that done by end of 2026. Of course, I might still commit some spot expenses such as long time planned Dark Reaper squad for my Crafworlders or any extra Necromunda models to complete my collection of iddled models to be used as a custom Inquisitor Retinue. A little bit more Scenery is also plausible, with may be MtO Fragdrill or an Aegis Defense Line. But this is on the hypothetical side of the story.

Should the year be organized in more details, I would say that the following is likely to happen:

1.      I was not planning any participation to the specific 12MoH subchallenge proposed as a campaign around a KT. But as I have one in the back log pile waiting to be done, why not give it a try?...

* COMING SOON * The Campaign - The Bolter and Chainsword

2.      Kit bashed vehicles could be my Plodding along pledge…

3.      … as well as any Epic army paint job btw.

I have so many of these...

4.      As I do not play GSC, kitbashing the 40+ minis planned for my AM regiment is a good top list project

5.      But getting the Drukhari completed can be a fast win too…

6.      My AdMech is now in a low demand regime (as I have lots of models already painted and available) and as these new models can be spot/supernumerous jobs, to be done just to have a fresh air inbreath/changing color palette or growing up the numbers a low speed cruise control. So not that critical in terms of priorities.

So What? January will tell.

I wish you all the best for these seasons’ greetings and for the coming year 2026.