Backlog Reduction Oath

aelfwine · **Joined:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:23 am **Posts:** 508

Well, minor milestone passed: just finished a Drow army for Dungeons and Dragons, which, while not addressing the LOTR backlog, is still a transformation of not-really-gameable figures to figures one can use in a game. Sort of cheat, since many were pre-painted, but still.

Now, onwards, to the Warband challenge, which also counts towards my oath.

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:29 pm

Just finished painting Frodo, Sam, Merry, Sam and Pippin. Working on some Hunter Orcs both mounted and on foot as well as Fimbul and some Fell Wargs. I'll keep y'all posted.

Just a question, do trades count as models gained/ gotten rid of?

Erunion · **Posted:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:40 pm

I calculate how it affected my backlog totals. If I traded 6 minis, but only got 3 in return, I just don't count the trade. If I trade 3 and get 6, then I would count that as purchasing 3. Remember, the whole goal is to try and reduce the size of your backlog!

Fishlegs · **Posted:** Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:16 pm

I'm really paying for my spending splurge at the start of the month. Still I have 21 sitting on the shelf just needing the base rims painting, can I finish 8 more by the end of the week? I'm having to be strategic in which models I choose. I really envy those who can paint so many models in one month!

aelfwine · **Joined:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:23 am **Posts:** 508

Well, I have bought four figures this month and painted two of them. I have completed about twenty five figures this month. Hope to get those two new figures done by month's end.

The issue is, of course, that a friend is giving me their never opened Mines of Moria set soon. That means there will be thirty six goblins, nine heroes and a troll to add to the pile real soon. This on top of me getting Escape from Goblin Town at Christmas 2012 which I am only now addressing. There is a point to all this: I really did not like the Escape set but I decided to create a separate project set in the War of the Dwarves and Orcs involving Moria goblins, Goblin Town goblins and some random leftover Orcs. I bought some plastic dwarves around Christmas to go with it all. I figure I will be at this silliness till may or June. Me and my dumb ideas. Still. Progress.

Erunion · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:24 pm

I wouldn't count the gift against your totals. Sure, it increases your backlog, but you had no control over that, so it's not like you went out and made an impulse buy.

aelfwine · **Joined:** Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:23 am **Posts:** 508

Luckily, I am too cheap to impulse buy much anymore. Though my several-year digression into D+D compatible miniatures did mean my LOTR backlog lay fallow for a long time.

Walters · **Posted:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:02 pm

Can I join the list - either for February or March? It should help force me to finish things once I have started. It may even reduce the money I spend.

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:35 am

Well, I just finished Fimbul on foot, 13 Hunter Orcs on foot and one mounted Hunter Orc. This brings my total for the month to 72 models painted against 14 gained through trades.

I highly doubt I'll be able to finish anything else in the next day or two; I have 36 Goblin Town Goblins, Grinnah, Goblin Captain and Goblin King up to basecoat. Those should take me the better part of two weeks, I would imagine.

rumtap · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:36 am

I'll be lucky to get that much done all year!!

Most of my non work time is spent pushing my 5 year old on the swing!

Fishlegs · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:01 am

Here's my February report

Backlog Reduction Oath Monthly Report

Miniatures Bought:

Corsairs of Umbar x21
Watchers of Karna x2
Half Trolls x4

Total Bought: 27

Miniatures Painted:

Denethor
Pippin mounted
Osgiliath veteran
Warriors of Minas Tirith x3
Warrior of Minas Tirith with banner
Goblin Scribe
Mirkwood Rangers x10
Thranduil (original)
Dwarf King
Dwarf banner
Dwarf Warrior x4

Total Painted: 28

Pictures on my blog if you are interested. http://www.whoistheodoreus.blogspot.com

(By the way, if anyone knows how to make the link to my blog work in my signature please PM me)

Harfoot · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:59 am

Here's my February report

Backlog Reduction Oath Monthly Report

Miniatures Bought:

4 x Mithril Miniatures LOTR figures

Total Bought: 4

Miniatures Painted:

Mithril Miniatures Bear
Frodo with Ring
Boromir Mounted - Fellowship
Boromir on foot - Breaking of the Fellow ship

Total Painted: 4

mordoryaza · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:12 pm

February Report:

Miniatures bought:

Radagast on sleigh - 3pts
Uruk battering ram - 5pts
2x Mounted ringwraith - 4pts
2x Berserkers - 2pts
Merry carried by uruk - 1pt
Pippin carried by uruk - 1pt
2x Knights of Dol Amroth on foot - 2pts
Gandalf the white - 1pt
Lurtz - 1pt
Ugluk - 1pt
Treebeard - 6pts

Total points: 27

Miniatures Painted:

34x Goblin Town Goblins - 34pts
Grinnah - 1pt
Goblin Captain - 1pt
Goblin King - 3pts
Mouth of Sauron Foot and Mounted - 3pts
Radagast on foot - 1pt

Total Painted: 43

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:19 pm

An official tally:

February Backlog Reduction Oath Report

Miniatures bought:
None

Miniatures Traded for:

Metal Mordor Orc x6
Metal Lorien Elves x3
Morannon Orcs x14
Metal Haldir's Elves x3

Total Gained: 26

Miniatures Painted:

Pippin
Sam
Frodo
Merry
Sam
Elrond
9 High Elf swordsmen
12 High Elf archers
1 mounted Hunter Orc
Fimbul
13 Hunter Orcs
Legolas
High Elf Captain
Groblog
Moria Goblin Drum
Moria Goblin Captain
18 Moria Goblins
4 Gundabad Blackshields

Total Painted: 71

Miniatures Traded:

Aragorn
Gimli
Legolas
Gamling
Haldir's Elf with banner
Haldir
Theoden
Eowyn
Glorfindel ft&mtd
Narzug

Total traded: 12

So I'm posting a net gain of 14 models vs 71 painted.

Elf of the North · **Joined:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:36 pm **Posts:** 51

Backlog reduction oath monthly report, February.

Miniatures bought:

Ranger of the North X 3

Miniatures painted:

Wood Elf X 12
Haldir
Haldir, defender of Helm's Deep
Ent
Buhrdûr
Bard the bowman
Knight of Rivendell X 1
Legolas Greenleaf
Thranduil
Saruman
Galadhrim warrior X 1

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:49 pm

Backlog reduction oath monthly report, February.

Miniatures bought:

Haldir
2 Great Eagles

Miniatures painted:

4 40k Deathwing Treminators (@ 2 points each)
12 Goblin Town Goblins
Haldir

John · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:44 am

Painted 9 ringwraiths for the painting challenge.

Backlog Reduction Oath Monthly Report

Miniatures Bought:
0

Miniatures Painted:
9x ringwraiths

Total Painted: 9

Purchased nothing (for once... I got a growling from the wife)

Honba · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:47 am

Here's a poor February…

Backlog Reduction Oath Monthly Report

Miniatures Bought:

Gorbag & Shagrat

Miniatures Painted:

Thorin · **Joined:** Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:43 pm **Posts:** 41

This month was defeating. I should punch myself in the face. Why? See below.

Miniatures painted this Month:
1 Orc (1 point)
Lurtz (1 point)
1 Uruk-Hai-Warrior (1 point)
Total: 3 Miniatures (3 points)

Miniatures bought this Month:
20 Uruk-Hai Warriors (20 points)
48 Warriors of Minas Tirith (48 points)
12 Warriors of Rohan (12 points)
6 Riders of Rohan (12 points)
24 Moria-Goblins (24 points)
12 Mordor-Orcs (12 points)
8 Last Alliance Elves (8 points)
4 Numenoreans (4 points)
1 Siege Team (10 points)
Lurtz, Uglúk, Gríma, Saruman, Uruk-Hai Captain, Berserker (6 points)
Sam, Merry, Merry (Pelennor), Pippin, Frodo (5 points)
Gandalf (Khazad-Dum) and Gandalf the White (mtd) (3 points)
Aragorn (Helm’s Deep) and Aragorn, King of Gondor (mtd) (3 points)
Faramir, Banner bearer of Minas Tirith, Boromir (3 points)
Eowyn, Théoden, Eomér (mtd) (4 points)
Witch-King of Angmar, Grishnakh (2 points)
Gimli (1 point)
Haldir, Galadriel (2 points)
Legolas (ft&mtd) (2 points)
3 Mahud Warriors (3 points)
Gundabad Orc General (1 point)
Total: 176 Miniatures (185 points)

General Question: What about models I’ve ordered this month, but haven’t yet received? Do they count as purchased in February or in March?

Lord Hurin · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:53 pm

Thorin wrote:

This month was defeating. I should punch myself in the face. Why? See below.

Don't be so hard on yourself, mate! That's a ton of great stuff you picked up. Was it all at retail or did you get deals on it? If it's the former, you must have a very good job to pay for it all. If the latter, regale us with stories of how much $$$ you saved to make yourself feel better! :-D

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