2019 - the year that was

It has been a year of contrasts for me (and no, I’m not talking about the paint range!). From trips to Barcelona, Tokyo and London hitting up game shops and seeing the sights, to the passing of my father at the end of November, it’s fair to say that 2019 will be a year that lives in my memory for happy and sad reasons.

But enough of that; my dad didn’t instil in me a love for gaming, fantasy and sci-fi for nothing! From this vantage point as I look back, 2019 was a pretty good year of hobby for me. With one thing or another I didn’t play as much as I might have hoped, but until I slowed towards the end of the year I was making good headway on the Pile of Future Glory (thanks @evilkipper for that positive thinking lesson this year, it really did help!).

In fact, thanks to 2019 I have completed the Necromunda Hireling Agency – and I kept up a post a week doing so.

I’ve got fun plans for a rather epic and foul story for Sector B67 when I start getting games in – watch this space for more on that as the motley cast get revealed! The sharp-eyed amongst you may have noticed a few little hints and suggestions at it in the background fluff for some of the hirelings. One thing I will say; it involves new GW minis! *shock*

I’m not going to commit to overly-strict promises or resolutions that I will get X number of minis done, or that I won’t buy any more miniatures (as if I’d stick to that!). But I do have some aims that I will be taking with me as I head into 2020.

This will be the year I sort bases for my Infinity collection. There, I said it. I’m sitting on a sizable haul of the beautiful minis for Infinity and with N4 coming down the line it is about time I finally summon the energy and funds to sort the stack of bases needed to make them fit into my vision for Neo-Shinjuku.

I will decide on a Blood Bowl team to get – currently working to filter down the options and decide what speaks to me. I’m currently thinking it’ll be between Chaos Chosen or Lizardmen…but no guarantees that won’t change before I buy!

I will work on my The Universe of Battle ACW project in memory of my dad.  Got my purchases planned already from Perry and Flags of War!

I will continue to be eclectic in my hobby – I don’t see the point in sticking to one setting, one ruleset, one company. There’s too much good stuff out there to limit myself!

I will continue to work at the Pile of Future Glory – and will share the fruits of my labour here of course!

Finally, I will write more homebrew rules. I used to write pretty prolifically for the L5R RPG as the owner of the Destiny’s End website and the itch to write rules, scenarios and more is strong and must be scratched!