February 2025 Wrap Up

February is a tough month for me to get anything done. It’s cold, dark and depressing; made even worse by the fascists who have taken control of the country.

I’m sorry for the doom and gloom, it’s been a cold dark February. On a brighter note, here is what I was able to do hobby wise for the month.

Sheep

While figures of heroes and villains have the spotlight on the table, the story they tell is so much better if there are also civilians and townspeople (the NPCs) present. Among these folk are animals – chickens, geese, cattle, and in this case, sheep. These sheep are 3D prints from Reconquer Designs. I bought them already printed from Draco Studios.

Azande Warriors

There’s a rule of thumb in Colonial wargames, the natives, the indigenous warriors armed with spears and outdated weapons should outnumber the Europeans by three to one. I needed more Azande warriors armed with spears since the scenarios I want to play took place when the tribe had very few muskets or rifles. I was able to find two packs of Wargames Foundry Azande Warriors on the Noble Knight Games’ website at a very good price and snatched them up.

Terrain

I did an entire post on a pair of large boulders I made from cardboard a couple of weeks ago. They were the only terrain pieces I made in February.

Summary

I completed 25 figures and terrain in February bringing the total for 2025 to 63.

• 1 – 28mm Science Fiction figure
• 16 – 28mm Colonial Era figures
• 4 – 28mm Old West figures
• 10 – 28mm Medieval figures
• 4 – 28mm Fantasy figures
• 18 – 28mm Amazon figures
• 7 – 28mm Animal figures
• 3 – Terrain pieces

Hobby Purchases

In February, I purchased the 16 Azande Warriors from Noble Knight Games for $31.27. They came without weapons. I still had some Azande throwing knives in my bits box and a pack of spears from Acheson Creations when he had his retirement sale.

Thus far in 2025, I have spent $58.22 on hobby related items.

Parting Thoughts

Band Maid released a video this month of their live performance of “Shambles.” If you are unfamiliar with them, they are a great hard rock band.

I’m still reading Donald Kagan’s THE PELOPONNESEAN WAR, I’m about half-way through. It is a very interesting and thought-provoking book. It seems as though every polis, or city-state, had factions of people who wanted oligarchy and people who wanted democracy – all of them believed that their form of government led to freedom for the Greeks, it’s just that the oligarchies had a much narrower definition as to who was a Greek. Spoiler alert, the oligarchists won just in time to be conquered by an invading monarchy led by Philip of Macedon and his son, Alexander.

Until next time, remember, it is up to each of us to protect democracy from the fascists.