2012 was a hit and miss year on the hobby front.
On the plus side my workshop is more or less complete. I now have hobby space with a well-lit workbench, sink, and storage space. This gets my hobby stuff, especially paints and sharp objects, out of reach of my kids hands. I still find myself painting at the kitchen table off and on, but with young kids I can’t lock myself away just for the sake of some little lead guys.
Also on the plus side I finished more mini’s in ’12 than ’11. Ok it’s only a whopping 2, but advancement counts. I’ve also set the table for a good ’13 with 20+ FOW tank mini’s nearing completion and another 15 bases of infantry primed and waiting the brush. My six-year old is wanting to “help” paint some tanks, so over the last few days I’ve been building some M4 Shermans for his eager attentions.
For Christmas, I found a copy of X-Wing under the tree and both my 3 and 6 year olds have been eager to play!
On the minus side: I didn’t make my pledge. I really didn’t even come close. If I hadn’t gotten sick over Christmas I might have made it to half-way, perhaps not.
Even more disappointing, for the first time since I graduated from college nearly 20 years ago, I didn’t get in a game, much less a convention. Usually I at least get to one of the three HMGS-East events, but this year they all fell on bad weekends for either work or family.
Blog-wise I had hoped to make at least weekly posts in addition to the monthly wrap-ups, this really didn’t happen. Photos have been a no-go with the ongoing constrution in the workshop taking away my photo lighting. I did get 872 pageviews and post 28 times.
Final Miniatures Stats for 2012:
Purchased For 2012: 54 + (194 pro-painted)
Painted For 2012: 16
Blog Posts: 28
Books read: 20
Painting Pledge progress (one 25mm equivalent/week) at year end with 16 minis done leaves me at -36 for the year.
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