Hobby Season To Do List 2025/26

Season of Chrome

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #warhammercommunity having covered my achievements over the past hobby season, it's now that I look forward to the new one.

Last season I streamlined my TO DO LIST - only including things I wanted to do or if I bought something new. Of course I went on to paint dozens of unexpected 'off list' models, with the likes of the Goblin Town Goblins and Scott's Army of the Dead. But that was still fun and so productive. 

Hobby health and wellbeing

As previous years I am going to begin with these two items, which are enshrined as the most important things TO DO every season…

• Develop a more healthy hobby/life balance - go to bed at a decent hour[ish]
• Continue to play games, they bring me so much joy and fun...
  
• Embrace battle records - to help document that joy and fun without feeling obligated or guilty about not sharing every detail

Tyranids

I had a point a few months ago where I started to think about the new season and it was literally just what I hadn't got around to doing from last season! But for now let's start with Tyranids:

1. Rebase 20x Termagants

That's it, I don't want to be going back to nids just yet.

Imperial Knights

These were both on last season's list but were sidelined for other projects. I want them both done A.S.A.P.

1. Cerastus Knight Acheron
2. Cerastus Knight Castigator

Adeptus Titanicus

I did get silly and bought a Warlord Titan for Adeptus Titanicus. Then I got more silly and got a second! At least one will be my #DreadTober pledge, but I will progress both of them as much as I can throughout October, maybe focusing on one as the month pans out.

1. Adeptus Titanicus Warlord Titan
2. Adeptus Titanicus Warlord Titan
3. Adeptus Titanicus MDF terrain, I think there's a total of 8 buildings and ruins to finish detailing and paint

Dark Angels

I've done nothing on my Indomitus Dark Angels I may actually attempt a unit at some point, now I have my Ironsoul's Condmenors test scheme. But when I eventually go down that route there's no turning back. So they will probably remain on hold, with only the Lion and Sammael as priority and those two tanks... well it'll be one or the other:

1. Dark Angel - The Lion
2. Dark Angel - Sammael on Jetbike
3. Dark Angel - Old skool Crayola Whirlwind, or
4. Dark Angel - Proteus Land Raider
5. Ballistus Dreadnought?

Death Guard

They're even less of a priority but if I find the time I may do, as this is all I need to do to finish this army

1. Gellerpox Infected
2. Poxwalkers [plus a Goblin Town Goblin]
3. Foetid Blight Hauler

ArmiesOnParade

• 2025 - Parade instore
• 2026 - Decide on what I'm going to do...

Terrain

The very next thing I'm going to paint is the Crisis Protocol/Star Wars Legion terrain for the shed. Hopefully it'll be a quick win for the new hobby season while getting my Titans ready for October. I have some other 40k terrain to do which I would mention but as we don't play it seems misguided to allocate time and resource to it with so many other things [that equally we don't play with but y'know...?] to do.

Turnip28

Maybe finish that squad of chaff, it might not take as much effort as I think...

The Big Build 

Continues, this season. The principle is sound and pays dividends with those items that tend to be off-list that get built through to painting and completion. I did not get to build the two Dark Angel tanks last season. They've been delayed for so long I think enough is enough. Getting them built will at least mean they're ready to be painted. So I will focus on those solely in building. I've so much new Mechanicum stuff but I will not treat myself to building anything from that until these are built and primed. 

• Dark Angel - Crayola Whirlwind, or
• Dark Angel - Proteus Land Raider
• Dark Angel - Sammael on Jetbike
• Adeptus Titanicus MDF terrain

I've had a number of items that I classed as pipe dreams, both painting and building and instead of keeping them here for the records I'll refer back to a previous season should I need them next season. 

So that's my 2025/26 list, much simpler but how will I know when I'm satisfied? Well I have my hobby points to do that now. The goal is 100 points, which [looking back] I've never missed. But even so, whatever I do is enough. The TO DO LIST is not a stick to beat myself with, it's just there to help direct my efforts. All the best for your own efforts this season.