New Years Resolutions

My New Year's resolution was simple: Finish painting every platoon available in every company diagram in the raiding section of Burning Empires. So how close did I get? Not very. I managed to get through about 50% of the list, but I didn't get much done in the Italian and the German section. No worries, I'll get to those this year no doubt.

So, what did I get painted this year? I put together a list.... turns out its pretty long! So, without a further ado, a year of painting in review.... (sorry for the repost photos, but there are a few new ones!)

Raiders

1x Tirailleurs Seneglais Platoon 

8x Matford trucks

1x Tirailleurs Artillery Platoon

1x Tirailleurs HMG Platoon

12x LRDG Trucks

1x Mk VI Light tank (LRDG Heavy Section)

1x Sudan Rifle Platoon

12x Sudan Defense Force trucks

1x Fucileri Platoon (Sahariana)

2x Camel (teams? caravan?)

Raiders Total:
1x Tirailleurs Seneglais Platoon
8x Matford trucks
1x Tirailleurs Artillery Platoon (+1 medium base & crew to double as an Tirailleurs Anti-tank platoon)
1x Tirailleurs HMG Platoon
12x LRDG Trucks
1x Mk VI Light tank (LRDG Heavy Section)
1x Sudan Rifle Platoon
12x Sudan Defense Force trucks
1x Fucileri Platoon (Sahariana)
2x Camel (teams? caravan?)

British

1x 25pdr Battery (Italy) (4x guns +HQ stuff)

2x Stuart III (Italy) (The third was done previously as an OP tank)

1x Airlanding Platoon

1x Airlanding HQ with 1x PIAT teams (would have been 2x PIATs had the dog not enjoyed one thoroughly)

2x Airlanding 6pdr anti-tank guns

1x Airlanding Mortar Platoon (6x 3" mortars, 3x Observers, +HQ)

1x Heavy Mortar Battery (4x 4.2" mortars +HQ stuff)

British Total
1x 25pdr Battery (Italy) (4x guns +HQ stuff)
2x Stuart III (Italy)
1x Airlanding Platoon
1x Airlanding HQ with 1x PIAT team
2x Airlanding 6pdr anti-tank guns
1x Airlanding Mortar Platoon (6x 3" mortars, 3x Observers, +HQ)
1x Heavy Mortar Battery (4x 4.2" mortars +HQ stuff)
1x Mortar Platoon (6x 3" mortars, 3x Observers, +HQ) (Not pictured)

Germans

4x Panzer III J (Early) in Winter (back rank)

4x Panzer IV F1 in Winter (1x HQ Pz IVF1 not pictured)

4x Kfz trucks in Winter (infantry is an old platoon)

3x Sd Kfz 222/221 armored cars in Winter

9x Sd Kfz 251/1D,
3x Sd Kfz 251/21D (triple 1.5cm),
4x Sd Kfz 251/9D (7.5cm)

Bromley Raiding Force:
7x Fallschirmjäger commando teams
2x DFS 230 Assault Gliders 

1x Mortar Platoon (4x 81mm mortars and 2x observer teams to expand existing platoon to full strength)

1x HMG Platoon (4x guns +HQ)

German Total:
4x Panzer III J (Early) in Winter
4x Panzer IV F1 in Winter
4x Kfz trucks in Winter1
3x Sd Kfz 222/221 armored cars in Winter
9x Sd Kfz 251/1D
3x Sd Kfz 251/21D (triple 15cm)
4x Sd Kfz 251/9D (7.5cm)
1x Bromley Raiding Force (7x Fallschirmjäger commando teams and 2x DFS 230 Assault Gliders)
1x HMG Platoon (4x guns +HQ)
1x Mortar Platoon (4x 81mm mortars and 2x observer teams to expand existing platoon to full strength)

USA

2x US Rifle Platoons (second not pictured)

2x US HMG teams (to convert a Rifle platoon into a Pioneer Platoon on demand)

10x Bazooka teams (Winter) (6x not pictured) 

2x US Combat Engineer Platoons (Winter) (Second platoon pictured below. Command teams since completed.) 

6x M4A3 105mm Sherman

5x M4A3 Sherman

4x M4A3E2 Jumbo

5x M4A3 (76mm) Sherman (one is mysteriously missing...)

5x M4A3 (late) Sherman

8x M10 3" GMC

1x 105mm Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)
1x 155mm Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)

1x M12 155mm SP Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)

1x L4 Grasshopper AOP

3x 57mm Anti-tank guns (winter)

1x Towed Tank Destroyer Platoon (4x M5 3"guns +HQ stuff)

1x Heavy Anti-aircraft Platoon (2x M1 90mm guns +HQ stuff)

2x Pioneer Supply Trucks (1x 2 1/2-ton, 1x captured Maultier)

1x D7 Amored Bulldozer

USA Total:
8x M10 3" GMC
2x US Rifle Platoon
2x US HMG teams (to convert a Rifle platoon into a Pioneer Platoon on demand)
10x Bazooka teams
2x US Combat Engineer Platoons (Winter)
5x M4A3 Sherman
5x M4A3 (late) Sherman
6x M4A3 105mm Sherman
5x M4A3 (76mm) Sherman
4x M4A3E2 Jumbo
3x M4 81mm MMC half-track (not pictured above)
1x M12 155mm SP Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)
1x 105mm Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)
1x 155mm Battery (4x guns +HQ stuff)
1x L4 Grasshopper AOP
3x 57mm Anti-tank guns (winter)
1x Towed Tank Destroyer Platoon (4x M5 3"guns +HQ stuff)
1x Heavy Anti-aircraft Platoon (2x M1 90mm guns +HQ stuff)
2x Pioneer Supply Trucks (1x 2 1/2-ton, 1x captured Maultier)
1x D7 Amored Bulldozer
2x 2 1/2-ton trucks (not pictured)

Vietnam

1x Huey Slick

1x Huey Hog

1x AC-47 Spooky

Vietnam Total:
1x Huey Slick
1x Huey Hog
1x AC-47 Spooky

Saga

17x Norman Knights

24x Vikings

8x Norman Crossbowmen

8x Norman Men-at-Arms

Saga Total:
17x Norman Knights
24x Vikings
8x Norman Crossbowmen
8x Norman Men-at-Arms

Doctor Who (28mm)

2x Cyber Leaders (Invasion era), 12x Cybermen (Invasion era)

8x Daleks,
1x Heavy Weapons Dalek,
1x Engineer Dalek,
1x Suicide Dalek,
2x Destroyed Daleks

Doctor Who Total:
8x Daleks
1x Heavy Weapons Dalek
1x Engineer Dalek
1x Suicide Dalek
2x Destroyed Daleks
2x Cyber Leaders (Invasion era)
12x Cybermen (Invasion era)

2013 Resolution?

Well, despite not getting my raiding stuff done for 2012, I still got a lot of painting in. This was in large part due to the arrival of my son, which I knew was going to curtail my hobby time when he got a little older. So I changed my plans to paint as much generic stuff as I possibly could because I reckon my painting time will be diminishing very soon, as Theo has been getting ever mobile with each passing day!

So, this year my resolution is simply to play more games. It's quite easy say now, but lets just see how that pans out! If I was forced to put down a painting project for 2013, it would probably be to start my DAK, which has been languishing in blisters and boxes for the better part of a decade. I also plan to expand my Vietnam stuff as well. I will put this down for 2013: I want to paint this on my next Huey Hog ======================>

Right then, roll on 2013!