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Pledges for 2012

Every year I try to make a number of hobby pledges. The fun part is looking back at the previous year to see what was actually accomplished and how easily new released distracted me.

As I look back, I see last year's posts reads almost identically:

http://www.mywargame.com/2011/01/04/plans-for-2011/

Unsurprisingly, it looks like I achieved just one item on the list - the Storm Raven comission. Money clearly motivates! Some of the items on the list are still relevant and I plan to pick them up again this year:

2011 in review

With 2012 just around the corner, it's that time of year to reflect on 2011 and plan for the upcoming year. There's always a few milestones and events that are static throughout the year, but I'll no doubt be distracted by new releases and impromptu campaigns!

2011 saw me attempt to pick up my Eldar army again and build what I had always wanted to do at the back of my mind - a Swooping Hawk based army. I gathered enough models and even painted some new Guardians, but my interest quickly lead elsewhere.

Rebuilding the 1st company

I've never been a big fan or Terminators, but somehow I have a few dozen models gathered over the years that get dragged through failed projects.

As you will later notice from the colours, I attempted to build a small force up as 1st company Lamenters, using the lovely new Space Hulk models. It seemed the best choice for a yellow legion that didn't offer too much damage to the models. Tears are tears, whether they are red or blue! That got as far as one painted marine, but some decent model conversions.

Olympia Storm Tank

This project has been a labour of love and hate, but after seeing a 3rd party kit, I had to get myself involved.

'Da Vinci', a fellow fan of the Age of the Emperor events and fellow magos, builds and releases some custom kits and vehicles that fit 40k quite well.