2021 look back

Hello and welcome back.

2021 is drawing to a close and what a year. 2021 was another challenging year for many of us. For me I have been torn between work dragging me onto site and taking care of my wife. Thanks to a total lack of managerial planning and foresight they allowed the rest of the team to retire and then expected me to do the work of three people. The long commute hasn’t helped either. I was running myself into the ground. Eventually I have found a work from home role which I hope will give me more quality time at home and energy. 

The year also saw some personal milestones. My wife and I celebrated our silver wedding anniversary and we both celebrated half a century alive. They all took a bit of planning and we had a fun time even if the pandemic had limited our celebration options.

Hobby time has helped keep me sane this year. Kind of. While my blogging has been slow looking back I have been quite productive. A lot more than I first thought. 

Looking back at my hobby output for 2021:

Aliens - these might get a update with a dry brush and wash. 

Stargrave Pirates/Space Bustards

Pyro & Warboys 

MEP Hill people & Followers of the special child.

Stargrave Starships

Lost Fortress Wall

Ruin reworks

Starport scum

Cargo piles

Wasteland bounty hunters

Horizon Zero Dawn machines

Undercity steam vents

Fuel storage tank

Sci Fi building

The Judges

Fort Hardknox

Havester Immuncites for Zone Raiders 

Orc Boss

Sci Fi drop ship

The Witches

Nobby Pumpkinhead

Mean Angel 

Rudolf’s Raiders 

In addition to all this I have been reading Flintloque (black powder/Napoleonic inspired fantasy) and The Silver Bayonet (Napoleonic Gothic Horror) rule sets. I like the feel of the Flintloque figures  and I already have a few gothic horror monsters in my collection for silver bayonet.

I have been fleshing out the world around the Last City of Mattblackgod’s world too. It’s cool having all those factions living close together in the ruins of an ancient city but they need places to go and scavenge for resources. I still need to draw a map up. The planning has given me some new character ideas. Now all I need to do is get some games in. 

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year. I hope 2022 brings you every happiness.