Dont worry. I can fly this.

I got to take a flying lesson this weekend.  It was awesome.

This is from my buddy Corey with a little bit of an inside joke regarding my piloting of choppers in Battlefield 3.  Dont worry.  I can fly this.

Heavy Infantry from Pig Iron Miniatures

Just finished up the command pack of Heavy Infantry.  It took a while to finish these because I just couldnt get motivated to continue to paint them.  Typically, Sci Fi troops arent my thing, but if you are into it or just need a change of pace, these are great little models.

Tatooine and the Pit Of Carkoon

These SWTOR pics are from a couple weeks ago.  Ive since moved on to Alderaan.  Im nearly done with SWTOR I think...it has lost my interest pretty quickly.

United States DEVGRU

I picked these up not long after the US kicked Osama Bin Laden in the nuts and Im just now getting around to painting them.  They are 20mm figures from Elhiem.  The figures are absolutely perfect - the paint job, meh, not so much.  Still, they were fun to paint as I took yet another crack at Multicam.

6mm US Army from Desert Storm

GHQ Miniatures.

Thought I would do something a little different and paint some 6mm figures for a change.  Got a few tanks Ill probably work on soon, all Desert Storm related - some M1A1, T72, etc.  Anyway, here are a couple fireteams:

To Serve And Protect

Cops, Fuzz, PoPo, Pigs, Bobby - you know them by different names.

10 Police Officers by Foundry.  They are all different sizes, which I thought I wouldnt like, but hey, people are all different sizes too right????  Fuck tha Police!

December 2011 and 2011 Total

Just got back from vacation.  Time to compile my yearly totals.  I think Im going to be quite pleased once I get it all totaled up.

Well, December was halfway productive.  I did quite a bit the first 15 days, then nearly nothing as SWTOR took up most of my free time.  Still playing Star Wars, but it has slacked off greatly due to internet outages, vacation, etc, etc.  I should get some painting in this month.

Dammit dammit dammit.  I cant stop buying little men.  I think I have a sickness.  I was doing my best to not spend any money in December.  However, GHQ came along and offered 15 percent off on a $50 purchase, so I jumped on it (any of you know of GHQs prices, you HAVE to jump on their specials).  Oh well - im am going to do my damnedest to not spend much on little men between now and Salute.  For real!

Completed, for December, 2011:

28mm infantry completed: 10
1 'Rambo' (The Assault Group)
1 Modern US Army (Empress Miniatures)
4 'Terminators' (Copplestone Castings)
4 Taliban (Empress Miniatures)

In progress, November/December, 2011:
20mm Infantry in progress: 8 (which I shelved for all of November (and now, all of December!))
8 US DEVGRU (Elhiem Miniatures)

28mm Infantry in progress: 10
10 Police Officers (Foundry)

So, as mentioned above, I did get Rambo finished, the US soldier in Multicam (which came out decently), and 4 Taliban.  I also managed to get the Terminators in.  This month, I will finish the cops (which I have started - maybe I can finish up this weekend?) as well as the 20mm Devgru in multicam (which the 28mm figure really helped with)

My 2011 totals are my biggest yet.  Pretty cool when compared to my 2010 totals...

Also, not so cool, is my yearly 2011 PRICE totals - I spent nearly 600 dollars more this year than last.  I should probably work to cut that down, but with my chance to go to Salute this year, and Historicon in nearby Virginia, its not looking too good.

2011 Completed Totals:

25-28mm infantry completed: 79
25-28mm cavalry completed: 3
20mm infantry completed: 135
15mm infantry completed: 33
15mm armor completed: 1
1/1200 naval vessel completed: 1
1/72 armor completed: 11 
1/72 aircraft completed: 1
Turtle Tank completed: 1
1/285 armor completed: 5 
Buildings completed: 1 
Gameboard completed: 1

Purchases in December, 2011:

Multiple things (GHQ) - ~$60

Total Purchases, 2011

~$1672