Looking backwards and forwards.

We are coming up on the end of the year, only a few weeks left. Time for everyone to start talking about what they should have done this year, and what they are gonna change next year.

So, lets look back first. My gaming resolution for 2009 was to get a game in every two weeks, come hell or high water. I think I both failed and succeeded at that... Over all, I know I got more then 28 games in, but they were not spread out over the year, and the VAST majority of them were against Deo. Still, better then no games at all.

Looking ahead... What do I need to change as far as my gaming life is concerned?

Id say my blogging experiences have been successful, nearly everyone seems to like the Top Ten I do over at FtW, and I have nearly decided on a minor change Im going to make in February (dont worry, it wont really change anything). My personal blog is fairly successful as well, with over 100 followers. Im not making any money off it, but I dont know anyone who does.

I am satisfied with my painting skills. I know I am not great or anything, but there is nothing I am willing to work on trying to improve for the foreseeable future. What I do need to change is how much painting I actually do. Having my painting table and computer in separate rooms will help a lot with that.

I do want to get more games in then I did this year, and I think Id like to play in a tournament or two. Luckily, it looks like Keith is getting bitten by the 40k bug as well, so once my hobby room is put together, I might have him over for a beatdown. Im also living a lot closer to the Glen Burnie Battle Bunker now, so getting out there for a game or two should be more manageable.

I think the biggest thing I want to change is the quantity of my armies, and how quickly I flip-flop between projects. I think Ill be picking an army from both fantasy and 40k, and trying to work on just them for 2010. At the same time, I think I will be trying to sell/trade off some more of my current armies. Maybe.

I will see about putting together a real list of my resolutions and post them one year from the last one I put up (on the 23rd).

Floating ideas

First, the Chaotic Imperial Fists. I know this would technically be a third company marine, but I wanted some kind of contrast with the yellow.


Imperial Iron Warrior. Bolter would obviously have the hazard striping, just not an option on the B&C Space Marine painter right now.

Now Im really liking both of these ideas, maybe I can convince my better half to not bite my head off if I pick up something to work on, once my table is put back together.

What If? Iron Warriors...

I was just walking down the hall here, and trying to decide on my next project, or at least what Im going to tell myself my next project will be.

I want to do something with Space Marines (I know, big surprise!), but not standard Imperials. Ive got a trail of armies already from that line. Chaos is more tempting, but sadly lacking that something to make it pop. Id decided to try to muscle through that, and was pretty much settling on Iron Warriors, and was half toying with the idea of Pre-Heresy... But only half. My bits box is deep, but not that deep and I cant justify all the extras Id want to get to myself right now.

Then a random thought hit me: do a What If army. What if Perturabo had sided with the Imperium during the Horus Heresy? If the story progressed as standard, just with different actors, that could only mean that Rogal Dorn had followed Horus into damnation.

You see what I just did there? Thats what I call a twofer. Two ideas for the price of one. So, Imperial Iron Warriors, and Chaotic Imperial Fists, both in the "standard" 40k universe. Im playing with the painter right now, Ill toss up some test ideas in a bit. :)