2012 Recap

Wow, this is it?!  Not much I can say except I started on way too many projects but didn't finish a whole lot.  I really thought I could get a lot of my Infinity minis done but I ended up buying more than I could paint- a common hobby mistake that I really should have caught early on.  Stupidity on my part.  I'm so close to finishing Duroc (as well as several other Infinity minis) but haven't been able to find the time.  Frustrating, really.  On the skaven side of things, I had planned on finishing another group of rat ogres but never got around to them.  I did complete my warlitter, at least, which I am happy with.

I did start playing more video games toward the end of the year so that took much of my free time.  Played way too much Modern Warfare (catching up with 1 and 2) and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I admit.  Really great games.  I had a really long phase of just preferring to hop on the PS3 than to sit and paint after a long day at work.

Board games came up a couple times this year.  First, was picking up Zombicide via Kickstarter.  I had completely forgotten that I even picked it up.  It's still in it's shipping box and I have no idea when I'll ever get around to opening it.  Second board game is Noblemen.  My friend's first published board game.  He even stopped by my work to drop off my very own copy.  Quite awesome.  I hope to do an unboxing of the game soon, I just don't know when.

2013 is looking like the year I need to get my act together and finish the minis I started in 2012. Cross your fingers and have a wonderful new year!

Infinity Update

Now onto a significant Infinity update. Remember this pic from way back in July?  A whole lot of unpainted,unprimed Ariadna minis.  Here's the same group as of now...

Ooh shiny!

Ooh paint!

I've nearly completed Duroc (the giant dog wielding a giant machete) as well as the Loup Garous (the four dudes with blue cloaks and visors in the front center).  I'm about half way done with Margot (the lady in the center front with the red bandana) and need to get her done so my Mirage Team (Duroc and Margot) will be complete!

Aside from this group I finally... finally got around to finishing the Veteran Kazak.  About time, right?  I gotta start finishing my minis...  

Oh one last thing, I just got an email from Warstore that my shipment of the new Infinity Campaign book, Paradiso + the Merovingian Rapid Response Force box set are on the way!  Woohoo!

Let's see what else.  In other news a coworker of mine lent me God of War 3 months ago and recently I've been playing it on the weekends.  Overall I like it very much.  The boss levels are fun and creative and mini puzzles are generally entertaining... minus one guitar hero/music themed puzzle.  Also the violence in the game is a bit over the top.  It's probably my old age talking.  Anyway I hope to maybe get close to finishing it this weekend.

Until next time!

Quick WiP Update

Just a small post here.  I wanted to show you what I've been up to.

 

It's Duroc from the Ariadna faction for the Infinity game.  Great mini.  The sculpt is really nice and the pose is very dynamic.  I left him off the base (and his left hand) so I can reach the tough areas- that's what you get for dynamic poses I guess.  I couldn't think of an original color scheme for him so I just copied the one on the box.  I like their color scheme so whatever.

In the game, Sgt. Duroc has a partner Lt. Margot Berthier.  I used the team in a game once and really liked them.  I think I like them enough that I may try to squeeze them in my Merovingian list.  As soon as I finish painting Duroc I hope I get motivated to hop onto Margot next... but you never know.