Hobby 2021 Recap

I looked back at my hobby output in 2021 to see how I compared to 2020.

In 2020 the final output was: 54 infantry, three vehicles/artillery, and two terrain pieces. 

2021 Tally

Built and Painted Models

• 10 drop trooper recon bikers (counts as 20 models)
• Antenna tower terrain piece
• Armorium terrain piece
• 10 storm troopers
• 3 Tarantulas with heavy bolters
• Bridge terrain piece
• 3 drop trooper missile launcher teams (6 models)
• 6 Sons of Horus heavy weapons marines with lascannons
• 6 storm troopers
• 19 Steel Legion infantry 
• Sons of Horus Praetor 
• 10 Sons of Horus tactical veterans
• Sons of Horus rhino 

Grand total of 81 infantry, 1 vehicle, and 3 terrain pieces.

Games Played: 7

Orks vs World Eaters using alternate unit activation

Night Drop: Drop Troopers vs Traitor Militia

Battle for Alteron Bridge: Drop Troopers vs Traitor Militia and Death Guard
Point of Desperation: World Eaters vs Traitor Militia vs White Scars (three-way battle)

A massive tank battle

War Train Raid: Drop Troopers vs Traitor Militia

Take and Hold: Sons of Horus vs Blood Angels

Battle Reports Generated: 6

Battle for Berat Part 5: The Decisive Moment

Operation Downfall Part 1: Night Drop

Point of Desperation

Operation Downfall Part 2: Battle for Alteron Bridge

Operation Downfall Part 3: War Train Raid (my first slideshow battle report with music)

Xhorik Secundus Part 1: Take and Hold

Other

Commissioned art for my Xhorik 87th

Got new paint racks

Had my painted models and background featured in the new Drop Troops fan codex for 9th edition

Bought an Avenger and touched it up and re-based it
Generated a total of 52 blog posts compared to 18 posts in 2020 (including posts by Pete and Bill)

Result

That equates to either 10 infantry, a terrain piece or a vehicle built and painted each month. Plus, either playing a game or writing a battle report. Plus, one blog post per week on average. Overall, a slight increase in output compared to 2020. At times, it felt very slow but then a few big projects like the ten bikers and 19 Steel Legion infantry boosted the overall numbers. 

It was a great year that saw us reach new levels of awesome in our hobby with cool new models, factions, battle reports and background story. I am looking forward to keeping up the pace in 2022 rather than trying to exceed this year's output. Unless I start a new faction I ca

n paint with speed, I don't think I can get much more done in a year than I did in 2021.

Last Model of 2021 - Veterans Get a Ride

 After a very slow stretch of painting, I buckled down over Christmas and painted this Rhino for my veteran tactical squad. It could use a bit more weathering on the metal areas, but I wanted to get it posted and inlcued in my 2021 model count since my output in the second half of the year was so low.