2022 in Review Part Two: Painting

I could almost call 2022 the 'Year of the speed-paints' having discovered the new army painter speed paints and put them to use on several projects! They have their advantages and disadvantages but when they are suitable for use they produce a decent result very quickly! Apart from a few odds and ends added to various armies this was my main output...

Art de la Guerre Palmyrans

A bit of nostalgia here with a sort-of reproduction whole army of my first ever metal ancients army, 25mm Hinchcliffe Palmyrans which I'd sold many years ago.

Irregular archers:

The mighty Cataphracts:

Field of Glory Renaissance TYW/ECW

Four speed-painted 28mm pike and shot units join the ranks:

Men Who Would be Kings/Sharp Practice Northwest Frontier

Another speed-painted army, this time Colonial Sikhs mainly in 20mm.

Bengal Lancers:

Sikh Infantry:

Rommel 1940 British

Additions to my Late War British army to allow me to field 1940 British.

The tough as old boots Matilda's:

Bag the Hun US Navy and IJN

Complimentary air forces also for use in Cruel Seas.

Japanese Zeros:

US Hellcats:

Cruel Seas US Navy

A cheap boxed set I picked up from Ebay continuing the Pacific War theme.

Landing craft:

Sub Chaser:

 

PT Boats

Cold War Commander British Army of the Rhine and Warsaw Pact

Two 6mm armies, easy to paint and cheap to buy!

Harriers:

The stars of the Warsaw Pact force, BMP-1's:

No actual use yet Evil Fantasy Army

This 15mm army had been in a box unpainted for many years. A few days speed-painting later and they are now ready for action should they ever manage to get a game!

Death Whisperers:

Orcs:

Wolf Riders:

What is on the horizon for 2023?

Field of Glory Renaissance

More Pike and Shot units, several units of Horse and some Croats.

Kiss Me Hardy

A French fleet box set, eventually I'll make a start on this.

Chain of Command

A complete Norwegian army I just bought from Great Escape Games. I also have an Afrika Corps army which has failed several attempts to paint it so I might pass that on to someone else!

Cold War Commander

A Norwegian army which shouldn't take long to finish at all.

Apart from the above there are the usual odds and ends of various armies to finish at some point. I've also started thinking about the possibility of doing a 28mm Renaissance Italian Wars army but really shouldn't go there!