I have a plan!

[Conquistador]

Well, I have a plan for buying through 2020.

I started in June and goes through December 2020 (most of the last months are TBD or waiting for molds to be redone for classicminiatures.net or based on the hope Iron Wind Metals actually resurrects the Wizards, Warrior, Warlock line.)

That said, here are the early months of my Excel spread sheet to give you a taste of how I am planning my buying as I head into retirement.

Since I have hundred plus 1/600th aircraft to paint I am holding off buying anymore until 2017 or later.

So basing my plan on target date to receive my items:

June 2016 6mm charaacters from Angel Barracks – received.

July 2015 Arenas for Gladiators in 25mm and 15mm sizes – received.

August 2016 buy 15mm Gladiators (actually ordered from Italy recently so they may arrive early)

September 2016 Der Kriegspieler dwarf figures (unit fill) from Classicminiaures.net planned.

October 2016 Venturian 15mm squad plus command (unit fill) from DarkestStar.com

November 2016 Thanksgiving break (no items)

December 2016 Christmas Break (no items)

January 2017 Elves from classicminiatures.net

February 2017 TBD possibly Rebel Minis, Splintered Light, or Khurasan.

March 2017 (more elves, different poses as previous month)

April 2017 Birthday Break (no items)

May 2017 Lesser Goblins from classicminiatures.net (unit fill)

June 2017 Asgard Dwarf Pikemen

July 2017 additional Lesser Goblins from classicminiatures.net

August 2017 Mayhem rules

September 2017 Historical but TBD exactly which

October 2017 Science Fiction but TBD exactly which

November 2017 Thanksgiving Break (no items)

December 2017 Christmas Break (no items)

And so on through January 2021 when I should be finished (much of 2018 through 2020 is set aside for small new projects or small unit fills.)

[vodkafan]

What if any miniatures companies go out of business before you get to buy your stuff? 

[Conquistador]

What if any miniatures companies go out of business before you get to buy your stuff?  

IF... IF... IF...

What if the world ends today?

I don't see this as likely given the companies involved.

[syrinx0]

I made a plan for what I would like to paint this summer. I will be lucky if i get half way through that plan this year.   
I don't see myself planning out the next few years. 

[Dr Mathias]

I made a plan for what I would like to paint this summer. I will be lucky if i get half way through that plan this year.   
I don't see myself planning out the next few years. 

I can barely plan where my whims carry me from week to week

[Conquistador]

I blame it on being an analyst currently.  Some people pronounce the job under their breath a anal-yst instead of an-alyst but strategic stuff is currently being emphasized at work so it is affecting my gaming life in a positive way IMO.

Three months and no deviation of to my plan so far.  I do allow flexibility (need bases, push miniatures back a month and buy bases.). It just seems a target is easier to hit if it is not always moving.

[The Gray Ghost]

I dunno, making a plan is just the first step to failing