Initially I wrote my goals down for the Table’s Edge Instagram and Facebook accounts but seeing as we started this blog I figured I’d add them here with the updates as of late February. Hobby goals keep me motivated and focused. Last year I planned to have a lot more hobby time on my hands than actually happened. This year I set some more focused goals to take advantage of the time I do have. My main effort for 2023 is going to be WWII Eastern Front. With that in mind I am planning on expanding my Soviet Rifle platoon, Winter German Heer platoon, and adding a new 1940-1942 German Heer platoon with some support. They will be used for Bolt Action and Chain of Command.

While my interest in modern wargaming has been tempered somewhat, I am still keen to continue painting and modeling the era. What that will be for 2023, well, I am not sure. As such (I think this is one of my favorite writing phrases now) I am leaving a goal spot open for a project that catches my hobby spark. I am being tempted by Urban Scatter Gamings terrain dressings. They are definitely getting my creative and narrative juices going.

I have also backed the Modern Minis EU Humvee Kick Starter. Faris, the sculptor and owner, has been kicking out a lot of value for the kick starter with loads of kit options. Again, I could see myself doing up a little mounted patrol of some type and maybe a new opfor, possibly from my planned “Generic Baddies” project bin.

I like to set a goal for games played as it gives me a slight push to play some more games. Drew and I are still working through our Bolt Action Stalingrad campaign so that will yield some more games. I am also scheduled to play in a local Adepticon Prep event at Adventure Games in Oshkosh. And of course I am playing in the actual Adepticon Doubles event in Mid-March with Evan. That should give me a good start towards my Bolt Action game quota. Evan and I are also playing in the Malaya Chain of Command participation game at Adepticon. The convention should be a great way to charge up, heck even supercharge, my hobby mojo.

So without further adieu; my hobby goals!

WWII

◦ Three support choices for Soviet CoC Platoon

– T-34/76 finished!

– Two more support choices to go. I have a few half done and a few planned. I hope to get to them after Adepticon.

◦ Finish Winter German Heer CoC Platoon

⁃ HQ Squad. I need a Senior Leader with sub machine gun and his wrecking crew of three rifle grenadiers with panzerfausts.

⁃ Volksgrenadier Rifle Squad. I need a few submachine gunners and an MG42 team plus some riflemen. Also two more panzerfausts.

⁃ Panzershrek team. Support choice but also integrated into some late war platoons.

⁃ Two additional support choices. Still undecided but I have a 7.5 cm le.IG 18 infantry gun and a PAK 40 in my bin.

◦ Finish Blitzkrieg/ Barbarossa CoC Platoon – At the time of writing, 30 of 40 minis are completed and the rest are on their way.

⁃ Two support choices. I will be starting with the two Adepticon support choices, the 8 Rad armored car and Panzerjager 1 tank destroyer. I am also contemplating the almost required sustained fire MG34 team. It makes me very happy medium machineguns have a place in Chain of Command, unlike their near impotence in Bolt Action.

Modern

◦ One small modern project. To be determined.

Games Played

◦ 8 Games of Chain of Command

◦ 10 Games of Bolt Action

As it is late February, I already have a good crack on the year. Time to keep the hobby wheels turning!