Popular Post Rat13 Posted December 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 30, 2021 This year was certainly an interesting one. I didn't paint as much this year owing to quite a myriad of excuses. These ranged from actually playing games, writing battle reports, multiple colds/flu, and of course a couple of breaks from the painting desk. It was far from a bad year however. I tried a lot of new things ranging from painting large figures to simple greenstuff sculpting. I even managed to finally cross off a few projects that had been languishing on my to do list for far too long. Feeling as I've already written too much lets get down to the actual models. First up was my Scatter/Big Terrain Project which I actually finished. This gave me a larger assortment to use in games but my collection is still pretty lackluster. Even more humorous was the fact that as I finished this project I realized I could start another one with everything new that had come in. I also finished a spaceship project using toys from the dollar store. When Ubisoft's Starlink game didn't exactly take off these ended up flooding Dollar Stores, so for eleven bucks I amassed a nice little fleet. Though I had meant to paint more of my wife's army all I managed this year was seven copters. I also completed a starting crew for Stargrave plus a medic. Though I never got around to actually playing yet. Five years in I finally got around to working through Reaper's Learn to Paint set on layering. As a bonus I also worked through their step by step instructions for Krampus. Using greenstuff and a stolen hat I finally managed to create a "Macho Man" Randy Savage Commissar to go with my Hulk Hogan Commissar I had built so long ago. My Ghost Archipelago project also saw a lot of progress this year and is actually nearing completion. My first two Warhammer Imperium figures were also finished recently and may end up being my last two figures of the year. Unfortunately I couldn't fit everything into one group shot but I think this showcases it all pretty well. Now on to the final numbers for the year. Final Numbers: 81-Pieces of Terrain (of various sizes) 106-Figures/Vehicles 1-Christmas Ornament TOTAL: 188 Certainly down from last year's total of 248 but I also didn't have a nearly 100 figure batch project either. That being said numbers are not the end all be all for me but I do like to keep track for motivational purposes. It also helps me gauge just how much I've improved in terms of speed and confidence. If I keep choosing projects I'm genuinely interested in I can really see myself completing over three hundred next year. Which is a good thing because the backlog is really starting to get out of hand. *Note though some models may not in fact be the actual models from this year I did my best. It's hard to pull the exact model when dealing with so many, especially if they all look the same. 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Dean Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Backlogs happen. I beat myself up about mine, but it hasn’t really helped so far. (And this was year 50 for me…although I have only consistently tracked painting since 1995.)🙄 I was looking over my own year-end totals the other day, and I am similarly spreading efforts over a bunch of projects. I painted figures in about seven this year, depending on how you would count three different batches of 25mm fantasy figures with different basing styles that are unlikely to appear in the same game. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Great work! You've been busy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat13 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 52 minutes ago, Glitterwolf said: Great work! You've been busy! Yeah looking over it all I'm really pleased with just how much I've painted for my Ghost Archipelago project. This is actually the first time I've seen that project laid out all together. Usually when I finish a figure or a batch it just goes into a storage container that has room. Going forward I think I'm going to add a final group shot to all of my projects from now on. It's quite encouraging to see everything all spread out completely finished. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted December 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted December 31, 2021 Good work, you had a very productive year! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigel Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Lovely work and fantastic creativity! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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