the Tally

[me_in_japan]

Inspired by Ashmie's post a few days ago about his collated mini collection, I set out to spend a typhoony sunday afternoon looking at what I really had in those cupboards of mine. I think it would be very interesting to compare what we all have, so I propose a Grand Tallying. Here's how I see it working:

1) the Tally must be comprehensive, but may be vague. That is to say, you should include everything mini-related you have, but you don't have to list every single mini by name. e.g. "two big boxes of eldar" or "8000pts of eldar" is fine. We dont need to know you have all 6 phoenix lords.

2) the Tally includes peripheral stuff, like paints, brushes, camera, etc etc.

3) the Tally should mention any minis you have ordered but have not yet arrived. Those are real - you already paid for em (this is one I'm personally prone to forgetting. I'll order from Maelstrom and it'll take so long to arrive, I'll order again cos I need my fix...)

4) the Tally does not need to include pics, but it's much more interesting if it does.

The following post will be: My Tally

[me_in_japan]

the Tally of me_in_japan, October 1st, 2012

1) About 8000 pts of eldar, comprised of:

a big box of eldar infantry and tanks.


and two smaller boxes (on the right) containing more vehicles and super heavies


2) About 4000 pts of dark eldar, comprised of:

a GW case of dark eldar infantry and tanks


and 3 much smaller boxes of awkward sized and shaped minis


3) about 4000 pts of nurgle, comprised of:

a big box of CSM infantry and tanks


and a smaller box of unbuilt heroes and bikers


4) A big Battlefoam case of Cryx (about 85pts), also containing Blood Bowl and my half a dozen or so Malifaux minis.


5) Two smallish boxes of collectible minis not-for-gaming, for example rackham wolfen or 54mm GW wood elf.


6) A small box of minis intended for use in my Warmahordes and Malifaux armies/gangs but as-yet unassembled.


7) A middle sized box o bits.


8) Space Hulk


9) A fairly substantial collection of Magic Cards, as well as a 1ft high model of Bahamut from Final Fantasy 8


10) 3 2ft X 4ft gaming boards


11) A rather expensive DSLR camera, with macro lens.


12) A big box of scenery


13) A plethora of rulebooks and novels. And some trollbloods. And a stereo for the painty room.


14) A fairly substantial collection of paints. Can you spot the lion?


15) A cupboard full of minis.
Top


and bottom


16) A very, very messy room-for-spray-painting-and-sawing-and-generally-making-a-mess-in.


Incoming: 1 big box of Battle for Alabaster, and one probably fair sized box of Reaper minis.

[The Underdweller]

Wow, I`m jealous of how much space you have!

[me_in_japan]

My wife and I moved here with the intent of staying several years and raising one or two kids here. However, while its certainly very spacious, the house is very old, and has innumerable problems, so we're moving out next year probably. Good news is, we're building our own house. Bad news is, it wont be as big as this one

probly also worth mentioning that the rent here is 90k a month, which is ok just now while my wife is on maternity leave, but after she comes off itll be cripplingly pricey.

[ashmie]

Great tour of the collection Dave thanks. Wow that Lion is a lot smaller than I thought. Good work. I liked the way unassembled and yet to be painted featured heavily in the list much like my count the other day. Impressive model cabinet, painting space and bookshelf. Good to see you went for the 6th ed finally. I haven't read mine yet either. That could be another list tally, read and unread books!
Love the BA Barracas builds stuff room.
Did you make a pile for minis that are too precious or scary to paint?

[me_in_japan]

Yup, that's item number 5

[Primarch]

Good job keeping it all neat and tidy. I honestly dont know where to start taking pictures, my room is in such a mess.
So here is the shortlist of what I can remember. Not all of it is assembled and a lot of it is unpainted.

6 tables worth of 40K terrain
2 half sized tables worth of Cutlass/Skirmish terrain

40K
2000 points of Tyrants Legion
2000 points of Crimson Fists
2000 points of Mantis Warriors
2000 points of Ravenguard
3000 points of Space Wolves
3000 points of Blood Angels
3000 points of Dark Angels
1500 points of Grey Knights
2500 points of Black Templars
4000 points of Chaos Marines
2000 points of Daemons
5000 points of Tyranids
3000 points of Necrons
7000 points of Cadian IG including 9 Super Heavy Tanks
1500 points of Catachan Infantry
A box of assorted Sisters of Battle minis
3000 points of Dark Eldar still in shrinkwrapped boxes
Around 200 loose marine models including bikes, land speeders, rhinos, at least 2 land raiders and more besides.

Warhammer Fantasy
3000 points of Skaven
4000 points of Vampire Counts
5000 points of High Elves

Warmachine
4 casters
6 jacks
Roughly 30 infantry

Warlord Games and Historicals
3 Brigades of British Napoleonic troops. (1 brigade=75 minis roughly)
3 Brigades of Celtic troops
3 Brigades of Romans
2 Brigades of Zulus
2 Brigades of Victorian British troops
50 WW2 Germans with vehicle support
50 WW2 Russians with vehicle support

Uncharted Seas
Human fleet
Shroud Mages fleet
Elven fleet

Dust Tactics
50 German models with 5 mechs
50 Allied models with 5 mechs

Malifaux
5 Crews with extra models for each

Epic
3000 points of Astral Claws
2 boxes of terrain and loose models

Mechwarrior
5 Mechs

Dungeons and Dragons
100+ loose monsters and heroes

PLUS Rulebooks to support all of that, paints, tools and most importantly, a supportive wife who turns a blind eye to my collection.

[Tenorikuma]

@Prim You could host a 16-player 40K campaign and supply all the armies!

[Primarch]

@Prim You could host a 16-player 40K campaign and supply all the armies!

[The Other Dave]

*Looks at his 3-mat gaming space and bookcases filled to bursting, and cries.*

(I'll do my tally later this evening. My camera's batteries were shot this morning.)