Really fun update, nice to see how much variety there is on your shelf. I like that the CAV colors match up with the ice crystals pretty well!

 youwashock wrote:
Thanks for the comments!

Viterbi, I feel I am missing a reference there. He won't be solving crimes, at this point in his life he is really looking to avoid excitement. That probably won't work out.

Quite possible I misunderstood your comment about the Zoat getting a feline companion. In my mind that sounded like the premise for a Lethal Weapon style buddy cop movie

And nice group shot! Love the ice dancers (fittingly we watched Frozen this weekend with the little ones, so seeing your minis I now have Let it go on repeat in my head )

The CAV stuff looks great. Always glad to see giant stomp robots in wild colors. It always seems strange to me to see them painted in camouflage .

Thanks, guys!

That sounds pretty funny, Viterbi. Maybe I can make that work.
Can a Gyrinx talk?

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2020 minis completed: 78

Good update youwashock.

You have made a lot of progress this year.

Cheers,

CB

Great work, the ice dancers are ace with really nice skin tones.

A stunning bunch! They look really nice together.

You have been busy this year. Keep it up and you break 100 models this year, easily!

Stop enticing me with CAV, that really is a cool Mech but the base would annoy the hell out of me...could they not have just provided a bigger base or are they hamstrung by rules? Anyway...still adore that colour scheme and it really works on these minis.

The Malifaux Ice crew looks great individually and even better altogether...work to be truly proud of YWS. I too think you will smash through the 100 barrier this year.

Thank you!

ListenToMeWarriors,
I don't know how much the base plays into the rules yet. But, yes. That base for the mech is a little silly.

Quick WiP. Zoat is all basecoated. New quad mech and another 3 bases of infantry. And the Gyrinx has been clipped.



Thanks again for the comments and compliments! And thanks for looking!

I like how there was “no holding back anymore” on the group shot of the malifaux. Sorry, it was the first thing that popped in to my head!

The green in the CAV minis really is a great colour, they look awesome, surely there must be a group shot on the way here too?

Some of them, the dancers, and especially Frost, are a little underdressed, but...the cold never bothered them anyway.

Thanks, gobert! Yes, a group shot of the CAV will happen soon. After what is pictured above, there is only one more mech and six infantry bases. At the current rate of production it should only be a week or two before they are all done.

My goodness. Progress has been happening, but a little slow. Smoke and life had me holding off on varnishing, but now that's done and just bases to go on what is finished. Pics hopefully this weekend. For now just a quick pic of the Zoat, who I swear I have painted more, his Gyrinx and the final CAV.



Thanks for looking!

Happy to see more upcoming Mech goodness.

Do tell on the smoke?

The skin on your zoat looks amazing!! Is that just drybrushing? Look forward to seeing him finished

Zoaty’s looking great, his skin has a lovely complexion and the mottled armour looks cool. This latest mech looks a bit like a baby Warhound, he’ll look amazing all in Green

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
Happy to see more upcoming Mech goodness.

Do tell on the smoke?

While I’m not positive on where he lives, the forest fires on the west coast of the USA are creating so much smoke in the air that it could be causing problems just about anywhere. The smoke/ash has already reached the east coast of the United States. It’s a huge issue.

Theo is correct. I live in western Nevada. We are thankfully fire free, but have been under the smoke cloak for some time. Downright horrid. Had not wanted to spray outdoors with all the particulates floating around. Really, we had ash falling here. Eerie.

zahnib, it is mostly drybrushing. The colors were laid out earlier, but will include here:

 youwashock wrote:

The purple started out with a weird greyish purple sample I received from Reaper. Then it is drybrushed up with Rakarth Flesh, the next tone up from that (some bone/unbleached titanium color) and Pallid Wych Flesh. Then a thinned wash of Druuchi Violet. After I get all the black areas blocked in I will go back and push the value scale a bit with some highlights on the face and chest and some Contrast purples in the recesses. The belly is just Rakarth washed with Druuchi right now. I will hit some highpoints in visible areas for more contrast. Not Contrast. That's different. In the end he will be a modern version of J. Grimlock, the previous purple Zoat, just older and without his herd.

I did go back in and lay some Magos Purple along the armor and around the implants, and came back through with highlights on the chest, face and belly with Pallid Wych Flesh. The underside was highlighted with the same, but you will have to look harder for that. It is not a highly visible area. Finished up the hooves. Also hit the eye sockets with a diluted Shyish Purple. Still a way to go, but it is taking a satisfactory course so far.

Finished a few things and got pictures taken. First up, CAV. Power armored infantry and a Haunt quad-mech. Just some infantry and the Butcher seen in the last WiP and these guys are done. Maybe then I can try the game.





Yes, indeed. They look like trash in a close-up. Couple group shots with the rest of what's done.





Pics not so great today... Eh, you get the gist.

Wrapped up the Deathwing squad.





All together.



Zoat, Gyrinx, CAV, Judiciar underway. Still waiting on a couple deliveries for Project: Exodus. Not a major concern until the Zoat is done, anyway. Plenty to do. Sorry about the bum pics. Need to have a talk with my phone. Thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 87

Really like the design of that quad mech, your doing an awesome job with these CAV figs.

Nice progress on the Zoat, skin looks really cool with the lighter highlights.
And those group shot of the terminators is brutal, they will trample you before the even need to shoot

Oh sweet, thanks for reposting your recipe for the Zoat skin, it looks great. Your Deathwing squad looks super as well, love the sergeant's wee shield

The CAV and Deathwing look Mega! Great job as usual! I think you’ve now caught up on my year to date total too.

These fires seem pretty insane, what with COVID-19 and Ash falling from the sky’s its all a bit end times. @Theo, that’s nuts that the smoke is making its presence felt on the East Coast. Hoping it gets cooler is a reassuring policy.

Thanks, Theo, Viterbi, zahnib and gobert!

Quick WiP. Same stuff. Little more paint. Onward!



Thanks for looking!

I always thought the CAV designs were a bit ropey, but your paintjob is really selling them. I think I prefer your Deathwing colours to the official scheme, too. Nice work!

The crackling blade effects on your Terminators are really well executed.

Lovely to see the progress on the cat, nice cool color choice!

Slowly, Slowly catchy monkey. Or paint Zoaty.

Don Qui Hotep wrote:The crackling blade effects on your Terminators are really well executed.

Viterbi wrote:Lovely to see the progress on the cat, nice cool color choice!

Too true, too true.

Deathwing look great, really like your take on them!

The more I see of CAV the more I like it...stop...tempting...me...YWS! Even the name of a Haunt Quad Mech is cool. I guess I have Adeptus Titanicus to scratch that itch.

Deathwing look great altogether as well, don't know why really but the flamer stands out as my favourite.

Very excited to see what Exodus brings, this is going to be great.

Thank you all, very much!

CAV models are all done. Been a bit slow, lately. Wasn't feeling well, then time was short, but all the CAV stuff I own is painted. First, the new guys.



And the Butcher on his own.



He is a cool mech, but already a bit of a departure from the other Malvernis mechs I like. Sort of "normal" looking. Less alien. And, as I am a fan of personal touches, the infantry base up front is a group of repurposed Clan Battle Armor from Mechwarrior. Just about the right size, and my favorite infantry from that game.

Bit of disclosure: I hate painting infantry at this scale. I owned a lot of Epic stuff back in the day. Loved 2nd edition. Painted next to none of it. Just couldn't. Toughed my way through a Warmaster Chaos army. Happy enough with it and it looked cool on the table, as a lot of things in the smaller scale do, but I couldn't bring myself to paint the Undead and eventually sold off just about all of it. This last batch of infantry was a chore, but they're done, and stomp bots mean they will stick around even if I never play the game.

Couple of shots of the group all together.





Looks kinda neat, eh, ListenToMeWarriors?

So, that, plus the arrival of the last of the raw material this week, means that it is time for Project:Exodus to begin in earnest. Gyrinx is painted, awaiting basing and varnish. Zoat is neaaarlyy done. Some details to go. Excited to get down to business. And hopefully not crash and burn.

As always, thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 95

Great work on those CAV. Especially, the last army shot looks fantastic, the highlights make those rocket pods and energy guns look alive.

Great group shot. I hear you on painting infantry. One thing I love about our dear departed Dystopian Wars was that they completely abstracted infantry at scale. Anyway, your CAV mechs look really read.

Very nice! Army looks amazing all together like that. I am looking forward to seeing how the Grinx turns out.

Love the CAV army fully together. I have never really tackled 6mm infantry before, I can see how they would not be enjoyable to paint. In spite of that they look great, and the mechs? Even better *chef's kiss*.

Avance!

Great army shot! Love the pink/purple windows on the big robot.

And nearly in the triple digits, can't wait for the finished cat and lizard.

Great work on finishing your CAV, they look great all lined up together. I think you should fudge it so that Zoaty is number 100 For the year

 youwashock wrote:
Thank you all, very much!








2020 minis completed: 95

Rollover!

Thanks for the comments and compliments! The idea of slotting the Zoat in at 100 is tempting, but he needs to be DONE so I can move on mentally. Soon, please.

Thanks again!

Your CAV stuff looks great! And that is a real accomplishment having all of it painted.

The army looks great. Such a strong and unique color scheme!

Thanks, you two!

Zoat is done. First coat of varnish down. 2nd tonight, then bases, then pics. So it is time to break into this:



1st mini will be built mostly from this:



Zoat pics soon. Thanks for looking!

That is quite the pile of plastic, cant wait to see it with some paint.

Good luck chopping plastic! That really is a lot of plastic

The Zoat is done and we can't see him yet? Madness!

That is quite the pile of plastic, it makes me anxious thinking about all the work that has to go into completing it! Good luck!

Is that the exodite pile? Excited to see what comes out of that.

I feel your pain on the 6mm infantry, I'm finding the same with my mini marines. Yours were well worth the effort though, the army looks great

Zoat! Zoat! Zoat! Zoat! Zoat! Zoat! Zoat!

What are you building this time youwashock?

Cheers,

CB

Thank you, all!

Cap'n, that's the pile of raw material for the Exodites.

MegaDave, I am feeling a touch of anxiety, as well. Plenty to do. All sorts of things that can go wrong. More about that in a second.

Zoat is being based. Turns out I wanted Ironcrust but purchased Ironearth. How silly of me. That will teach me to leave my phone in the car when buying paint I am unfamiliar with. Hope to rectify after work today.

Took a spin through the sprues. Trouble already. Need to re-plan the weapons for the Dark Reaper stand-ins. BB Wood Elves are substantially larger than I was expecting. I thought they would be bigger than other minis, but they are going to be hefty boys and girls. Have seen weapon swaps done on them, but am a little concerned. Anyway, moving forward. Hope to have more to show soon. Thanks for looking!

Hey mate, been too long since I checked in! You’ve been rolling through some really impressive projects at a good pace! Your colour choices and NMM are breathtaking - I particularly love the teal mech guys and the purple on Hayley Barrett.

Really excited to see how you tackle the Exodites - they are one of my favourite armies in 40k, such an iconic concept that has relied on the creativity of modellers to do it justice.

Chonky or not those BB woof elves will make a great base! Haven’t seen them used this way before. Good luck working through the plastic horde - you’ll be there in no time.

That pile will last you a good few weeks youwashock, maybe even a month if you're taking it slow Look forward to seeing the Zoat with their ironcrust base all finsihed up

Thank you!

zahnib, I hope to make decent, steady progress. Probably take a bit over a month, though.

Zoat and his cat are done. Wasn't easy. Time seemed to slow, bought the wrong basing material, almost had a catastrophe with the dullcote (new can is a little aggressive. saw the rougher finish on the last CAV minis, but thought it was due to the last can blowing a seal. turns out it was the new can, and I nearly frosted these.), trying new things (GW basing paste, tufts, home-brew snow, all firsts). Anyway, all that is behind me and we can set the scene a little.

++++Log - 099.M42++++
++++Adeptus Mechanicus Explorator Station - Arcadius++++
++++Explorator Biologis Minorum Hestarch++++

Initial findings re: fourth planet of five, Arcadius system. Arcadius IV follows an elongated elliptical orbit around the primary system star. One planetary cycle equal to 18 standard Terran months. Asymmetrical orbit results in two periods of winter-like conditions per planetary cycle broken by a spring and then a summer period. All weather conditions marked Category 2 severity or less- suitable for settlement. Note: scan neighboring systems for evidence of singularity/gravimetric anomalies. Probe data reveals a world rich in natural resources. Abundant mineral wealth and both animal and plant life. Planet flagged for development/exploitation.

++++Evidence of possible Xenos architecture. Dispatch armed contingent to determine level of possible resistance. Request for pacification pending.++++



The keep was quiet. There was little need for anyone, even servants to be around this early in the morning. Jugger Grimlock sat, his four legs tucked beneath his body, before the warmth alcove in the small dining hall. The firestones still retained some of their earlier heat, and glittered with hues of orange and purple. Wondrous things, he thought. Infused with heat from nearly any source, they would magnify and retain the energy, warming the hall for hours. The Zoat thought they cast a pleasant glow, as well. Just in the last year he had become comfortable mingling with the residents of Coreiag Dhuun. He had become accustomed to the bustle of the keep, but still preferred these quiet moments. He set his weapon before him. The odds of him needing it in the days to come were slim, but the long years had shown him it paid to be prepared. The mechanisms within were far too delicate for his large hands to manipulate without causing a catastrophic malfunction. Fortunately, he had other means at his disposal. Holding his hands out in front of him, he closed his eyes and concentrated on the object. Slowly, it rose to eye level, rotating slowly as the casing came free, other parts following suit, until a complex array of parts danced like a shoal of fish in the quiet hall. As he adjusted and checked each item, his consciousness floated beyond the hall to events four years ago.

"You have lead for too long. Your ways are the ways of times past. Stagnation is the fate you would weave for us."

His own voice answered, echoing low in the council-cave. "My ways are the ways that serve us best. Survival. Safety. These are the paths we must walk."

Again, a voice angry, filled with contempt. Triax. A great warrior in his herd. "Fool. Old, weak fool. Those stones you cling to addle your mind, dampen your spirit. You let opportunities slip away. You would have us squatting in these caves, lords of a wasteland, until we finally fade into memory. No longer. We are strong. We can take what we want. We SHOULD take what we want."

"Have we not enemies enough? We are strong, but we are few, and our list of allies short. Beyond the Eldar, who would come to our aid when your ambition leads war to our doorstep?"

"The Eldar? HA! They keep us shackled and cowed like animals. I will no longer beg for scraps from the Eldar table. I challenge. Combat, decisive. For the place of Herd-Thane. Such is my right."

"You mustn't do this. You cannot."

"What say you, Jugger Grimlock? Will you accept this challenge?" Another voice. Cautious.

"No."

Many voices, now. An uproar from those previously silent.

"What, then? You will kneel before Triax? Be less than a slave in the herd? Surely you must fight!"

"No. There is another option." His voice sounded heavy in his memory. Tired. Sad. "Exile. To be Herdless."

Another uproar. Voices of support, voices pleading. Triax speaks again, his voice proud and strong. "Enough! Let it be decided!"

"I will not fight you, Triax. I hereby step down from my position within our herd. I will make preparations and depart before the ascension feast."

"The choice has been made. Farewell...father."

"What does it do?"

The Zoat's eyes snapped open and the weapon fell from the air, stopping scant inches above the stone floor as his mind reasserted control. An Eldar child stood before him in the low light of the firestones. She was dressed for bed, with a stuffed replica of a megadon tucked under one arm. Her eyes were wide with wonder.

"What?"

"What does it do?", she repeated.

He looked from his weapon, which he was struggling to mentally reassemble, to the child and back again. "Your gun. What does it do?"

"Well, child..."

"Linnara." He had seen her before. Daughter, he believed, of Varlaessa, a member of the House Guard.

"Well, Linnara, it is a weapon of my own design. It fires bolts of plasma infused with dark energy, similar to some of your own peoples' weapons. The effect can be very..."

"What are you?"

"I beg your pardon."

"What are you? Marvannon says you are a baby megadon that doesn't know to stay in it's pen. I think he's wrong, though. I don't even think you are from Mir-Vallaen."

"I am a Zoat. I am called Jugger Grimlock and I was formerly..."

"I like your cat."

The Zoat stiffened visibly. A feline shape materialized from the shadows. Purring its way down his flank, the gyrinx came into the circle of light from the alcove. He sighed. Heavily.

"Thank...you."

"Does she have a name?"

"...I have named it Kram'agk. It is a word in my tongue which means "sharp pain beneath my tail."

Linnara squinted up at him. He tilted his head to one side and cocked an eyebrow ridge. Her eyes widened and she stifled a laugh behind her hand.

"Oh, Master Zoat, that is so unkind!"

"Yes, well, I did not seek it's companionship. You see..."

"Ahem." A slim figure stood in the doorway to the hall. He was dressed in bright colors, almost garish, and wore a perpetual half-smile. Pucariel, the Mocking Crow. Court Jester of Coreiag Dhuun. "Pardon me, Master Zoat, but our lord has sent me to see if you are quite prepared for the journey."

Jugger Grimlock stood, the casing of his weapon sliding into place as the weapon came to rest in his hand. "Yes. I will be along shortly. Thank you." The gyrinx stretched and yawned before taking position at his side.

The jester bowed deeply and disappeared into the shadowed hallway. Ghostly laughter seemed to follow him.

"Now, you, Linnara. Enough questions. It is still early. Get back to bed before your mother misses you. There is time enough to still get some rest before tomorrow. There is certain to be much to do."







So it begins. Minor troubles aside, I am pleased with how they turned out and look forward to building their setting and companions.

Thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 97

The skin tone on the Zoat is super. The range of colours on the gems is a really nice touch as well!

Those gems are poppin. Nice

Bloody love the Zoat. That matte/mottled black armour is gorgeous as are the gems and skin. I have no idea how you have done the stomach plasma plate thingy either, it is glorious. The time spent has really rewarded you with an excellent miniature. Glad that you averted disaster with the dullcote and Sphinxy cat looks cool as well

And the basing paste, is it Martian Ironcrust? The bases as a whole look epic, hope you are happy with the results.

As for the not Infinity gauntlet...are those the proper gem colours? I have no idea about the Marvel comic/film universe so have no idea but may soon need to know...

That zoat is amazing! I really like the matte black armour and those gems are really well done

Good luck on the Exodites and nice job on the Zoat.

Cheers,

CB

Thank you, guys! Glad you like them.

ListenToMeWarriors, it is Ironcrust. Over an aborted layer of Ironearth. The tufts are Army Painter winter tufts. I am happy with the bases. The different elements worked out, and I am glad to add some more options to the toolbox. The gems are not comic accurate in their placement. The color placement was chosen for aesthetics rather than accuracy. And since he only has four digits, there are five instead of six (or seven, if you go in for that Ego gem nonsense). Finally, the belly was Ahriman Blue, highlighted with a mix of the base color and Vallejo Game Color Verdigris. The highlights were applied in a sort of lozenge pattern on the large plate. Couple white dots. Then a mix of Contrast Terradon Turquoise and medium over the top, pushing it away from the center a bit. Coat of brush-on gloss after the dullcote.

Thanks again for the comments!

They are both excellent pieces Youwashock. I have to also commend you on your story telling as I enjoyed it as much as the pictures. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Zoat! He was worth the wait, amazing paintjob. The work on all the gems is marvelous and the lore is very well written. And his Grynx companion came oit great as well.

Wonderful interplay of textures on the zoat, between the scales, the matte armor, the gold on the gun, the belly energy and all those high gloss gems. Great stuff dude.

Speaking of the armor, is that black stippled with greys (/ greens?) to get the texture? I'm guessing that isn't part of the sculpt? Real nice.

Thanks, Yorkie, Viterbi, Boss!

Yes. The armor is stippled with P3 Coal Black and GW Thunderhawk Blue, edged with the same, then washed with Nuln Oil before hitting the corners and a few edges with T. Hawk blue again and final points with a mix of T. Hawk and Ulthuan Grey.

 youwashock wrote:
The armor is stippled with P3 Coal Black

Such a great paint I may just give this a shot! Thanks!


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The Zoat is amazing! Everything about him is quite top-notch

It appears I haven’t joined the Zoaty love fest! Excellent work youwashock, somehow the story and the paint job really sell the setting of a loan Zoat trying to make his way in the world. Everything about him is just WIN! My only criticism is that there isn’t a cheeky autobot symbol somewhere about his person despite being named Grimlock! I will definitely be stealing some ideas for when I get around to him

Oh me oh my yes...the gems, the skin, the belly goop, the armour, the fluff. Nice one mate!

'dat zoat is magnificent. The turquoise battle tanks and mechs are awesome, really love those.

Thats a cool looking zoat. Interesting choice to have the Gyrnix on his own as a piece

Jugger Grimlock looks awesome! Hopefully the basing, etc. wasn't too much of a pain under your tail.

Zoaty love is best love, gobert.

Thank you so much, everyone, for the compliments.

Belly goop. I love it.

Build is just about done for the next model. Needs just a dab of GS to blend the support arm a bit better.





After that it is on to prime and paint. Thanks for looking!

Death Jester or Magun Ra? Either way I like her!

Interesting conversion, green stuff gems are well done did you sculpt those yourself?

Can't wait to see that one painted, love the conversion.

I have to admit I am not a huge fan of the Jester Mask.

My two cents,

CB

Thanks, guys!

ChaoticMind, if this force was ever to hit the table, she would be a Maugan Ra stand-in.

Yorkright, yes, sculpted by me.

Why so, Cap'n?

Nice work on the Zoat, great gems!

The new mini is off to an interesting start.

I think I might agree with Captain Brown. For me I think it looks a bit large for her body. I also tend to not picture Exodites being aligned to Harlequins, but that’s just my head canon! What were you thinking paint scheme wise?

I realise now that her base is cork board, but I thought it was a bit of weetabix at first! I must be hungry

 youwashock wrote:
Why so, Cap'n?

Personal opinion, I find the laughing harlequin mask more masculine (possibly because of the previous models that used it were male figures). Now, if there were loads of impractical flowing locks at the back rather than the armor plate my opinion might change. This is just my biased view of course. You are the craftsmen for the figure and know what the final outcome will be.

Cheers,

CB

Mixed reviews, eh?

The Death Jester mask is a little long, but not so much that I can't live with it. It's mostly the mask. In the pic from the back you can see the head is not terribly over-large. I did consider adding hair or a ponytail, Cap'n, but decided to keep it simpler, less decorated. May go back and add a gem to the brow, though. She will be predominantly black with bone details in various shades. The only exposed skin will be her hands.

Definitely not a Harlequin. Just used Harlequin parts to hit some of Maugan Ra's visual cues.

Thanks for the comments and feedback, everyone.

It is a big thumbs up from me, I instantly got who it was meant to be...and let's face it the Dark Reapers are probably the coolest of all the Aspect temples. Kudos on your greenstuff work as well, lively and smooth.

A favorite since WD 124.

Thanks, ListenToMeWarriors. Added the gem, fixed the support connections. Should be able to prime tonight. Most of the rest of the evenings this week are filled with activities, but I hope to get painting her soon. Also clipped parts for the first BB based mini.

Zoaty and Gyrnix have made front-page news

Shoop da whoop!

Thanks to whoever does that thing!

I know practically nothing about Exodites, but that first conversion sure is a nice teaser of things to come and I'm excited to see this project develop!

Good use of different kits and greenstuff on the latest conversion!
With this, you've set my expectations quite high for the Exodites project

Always love to see space elf conversions. Not only does it inspire me, but I really like the aesthetics.

I have the same leg / torso combination, but have yet to manage any conversion for it.

Thanks, guys!

Don't set your expectations too high, Ezki. I crumble under pressure.

Life has been rather busy. Ok, real busy. Just a bit of paint done since building. WiP pics.





Lots to do, still. Thanks for looking!

Lovely start on this one Youwashock. Are you using contrast paints on the cannon?

Off to a good start, she looks very menacing with the face mask!

Thanks, you two!

Yorkie, not there, that is Druchii over Rakarth. The yellower areas, though, are Snakebite/Medium over Flayed One. Both will end up a bone color, but I wanted different bases.

No more paint yet. Hoping the weekend will bring notable progress.

Maugan looks much cooler with paint on! Great colour choices, I’m intrigued to see the one with different colours underneath.

Or should we call her Maugana?

Coming along youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Excellent job on the Zoat, great glow effects on the power fist, chest plating. I'm afraid I am a little spotty on my Eldar lore, is this one of them Dark Reapers? Love that death's head mask.

And just like that, I didn't want to varnish my models anymore...

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Don Qui Hotep, yes. My own spin on Maugan Ra, Dark Reaper Phoenix Lord, for my Exodite project.

Time for painting has stayed at a premium the last week or so. And then, disaster started flirting. You may recall that the dullcote was a little strong this season, and the Zoat was almost wrecked by frosting. So I went light on our girl here, and it was WORSE. Spotty, frosted, distressing to say the least. And highly frustrating because it isn't like I have not used more. cans. of. this. frikkin'. stuff. than. I. can. remember. Anyway...threw that can of dullcote in the trash, came back in with the gloss, then tried a new flat, which did the job. Most thankfully.

Siobhan Marbhadh, the Reaper. The Lady of Dorchadas. One day late for Halloween.



"Do you need to stop and rest?"

Sennlaoch Curaidh, Lord of Coreiag Dhuun, turned and smiled as a hulking four-legged shape emerged from the clinging fog that hung thick in the air about them. They had miles since left behind the rich red soil of Mir-Vallaen, and trod now upon hard, grey slate, from which sprang only thin, twisted, leafless trees, black hands splayed in an unanswered plea for pity from the cold sky. Second-winter was coming to an end in the lands from which they had traveled, but here there was no sign of relief from bitter cold and oppressive gloom.

"I may not be as quick-footed as you, my friend, but it will be many moons of Kantus until I tire before you," chuckled Jugger Grimlock. The Zoat came to a stop next to the armored lord.

"We are getting close. Be wary."

"Of what? I have seen naught but a few stray birds. It seems life has forsaken this land."

"Nearly. But we are certainly not unwatched. Or alone. I don't believe there is any immediate danger. My brothers would have alerted us." He looked from one side of their path to the other. Just within the range of their vision padded two large feline shapes. Niran lions. Intelligent, armored, fiercely loyal. Two guards the likes of which are the envy of any who know of their existence. "Litar and Aran have not sensed anything for hours."

"Your cats would have to sense something quite dangerous to bother alerting us before they eliminated it," mused the Zoat.

"And what of yours," asked Curaidh. "Has it sensed anything?"

Grimlock grumbled as a third, smaller feline emerged from the mist. "No. Thank you." Kram'agk the gyrinx purred and cleaned one of her paws.

"Come now, my reptillian friend. Is it really so bad? Many would consider it a mark of great fortune to have a companion such as yours."

"Fortunate, unwanted and annoying. I hope it gets lost in the mist." The gyrinx snorted. Or, laughed?

"Peace, Jugger. The little thing has attached itself to you by more than mere chance or fancy. Come, it would not do for us to tarry overlong."

The odd group marched in silence for an hour before an enormous tree loomed out of the fog. Black bark wrapped it's trunk broken by a gaping hole at it's base. The great tree was nestled against a sheer cliff face which rose sharply up and out of sight. Red-eyed crows perched in the tangled of branches, the odd croak breaking the eerie quiet.

"I will go in alone."

"Are you certain that is wise? From what little you have told me, this place is not to be dealt with lightly, and the lady within...less so."

Sennlaoch Curaidh shuddered. He had not seen her up close in three years. Not since... He had only seen her on the field of battle when she had deigned the conflict worthy of her attention. When she could exult in the bloodshed. When she might claim the souls of those who had fallen in honor and glory. The possibility of being taken was a thing of great fear to the Eldar of Mir-Vallaen. To be kept from the World Circuits that housed the waystones of the dead. To never know peace. For those claimed by the one who dwells in the great tree feed her, sustain her, and she knows no rest, only an uneasy lull between times of battle. Her few retainers are fed in a similar fashion by her power, and together they share a fearsome reputation for violence.

"Fear not. You and the cats wait here. If it should pass that I do not return, take word back to Coreiag Dhuun. Pucariel will know what to do."

Jugger Grimlock nodded solemnly as his friend turned and disappeared into the darkness. Inside, there was a hall dimly lit by a pale light which seemed to struggle to push back the shadows that slid from the outermost edges of the room. Faded cloth hung suspended from far above, swaying in an unfelt draft. Scraping and whispers betrayed the presence of something beyond. This hall should not fit within the confines of the tree, and yet, here he stood. At the far end upon a low riser sat a simple black throne with a small table beside it and a weapon mounted upon the wall behind. It's length was fine polished wraithbone, and it seemed to emit a pale luminescence of it's own. From beneath the muzzle curved a forked blade, the surface of which shimmered in the weak light like the eyes of the crows outside. A skull-faced helmet sat upon the small table next to a finely-wrought goblet of obsidian. The weapon was the Barrowbrand, terrifying instrument of the Reaper, and the coldly beautiful woman clad in form-fitting black armor that sat beneath it was it's wielder, Siubhan Marbhadh, the Dark Lady.

"You enter Dorchadas unbidden, Lord of Coreiag Dhuun."

To be continued...







And the first BB guard is built. Beefy.



Thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 98

Lovely work on Siobhan Marbhadh - glad the varish issues were recoverable.

Lovely mini. AndI’m really enjoying your fluff/story bits.

Beautiful work Youwashock. I especially like how the cannon turned out from the purple base to the finished look it is quite amazing to me. Looking forward to the beefy dude.

Reaper looks great, you always pull off some neat conversions and color schemes

Beautiful stuff, I think she may be the best work you have done all year. From the background to the conversion and then the painting. That Shuriken Cannon is glorious, from the purple highlighted up to the wraithbone, the oxidized metal along the top and whatever is going on with the blade on the end...all great stuff.

I can understand how you would have been apoplectic had you not been able to rescue her from the varnish incident, but luckily you did.

More please YWS.

Phew! Glad you rescued the varnish situation! The glamour shots look fantastic, and the fluff was a nice addition. I hope you add shots of Jugger and Sennlaoch Curaidh walking along with their cats when you get to building and painting him.

There’s some really cool touches on the model, the fabric highlights, the cross-cross on the blade, the purplish wraithbone and the lovely gemstones! A model to be proud of for sure

Nice job, she looks great!

Thank you very much, everyone. Nice to see her get such a positive reaction. Humbling, really. And yes, the puckering was fierce with the varnish issue, very glad to have saved her.

Nev, glad you are liking the story so far. This installment was meant to be longer, but I got interrupted and ran out of time. More soon.

Beefdar is painted. Need to varnish (shudder) and base. Went quick and I like the way he turned out, so will be clipping parts for a couple more squad members.

Thanks for looking!

Really great work on both fluff and the mini. And I echo the others, a big "phew" that you could sort out the varnish issues. That would have been very bad otherwise.
Can't wait for the next fluff piece!

Beautiful reaper, fantastic work!

youwashock,

Great work on Siobhan Marbhadh, the Reaper. The Lady of Dorchadas.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Siobhan looks fantastic - love that blade on the end of the gun - the cross hatching highlight is really effective and not something I've seen before.

youwashock wrote:
Don't set your expectations too high, Ezki. I crumble under pressure.

To me it seems that you did not crumble even the slightest.
Beautiful work!

The pose, the colors and all the details combine to a really good end result.

Also a little late for the Halloween party I'd like to applaud you for Siobhan Marbhadh. Hope you have fun with the beefy BB guard!

I love the Zoat and Siobhan Marbhadh, I'm really interested to see where you go with the Exodite concept.

That's a wonderful re-interpretation of Maugan Ra.

Very much appreciate the comments, everyone. Thank you!

First House Guard all done.





"Still nothing."

Kulann lowered the magnocular from his eye. Second winter was ending, but there was still plenty of chill in the air on the battlements of Coreiag Dhuun. He turned to Varlaessa, the leader of his cohort. Her gaze was cast out over the lands beyond the keep, village, fields, the edge of the forest, all stretched out and away to the horizon.

"Lord Curaidh had best return soon. The latest delegation from Commoragh will arrive in under a week. The Saim Hann are incensed by his absence. It would be trouble for the two groups to be here at the same time. If the Saim Hann decide to wait..."

Varlaessa cut him off, turning and descending the stairs to the courtyard and training ground below, "He will return in his own time. He and the Zoat have not been gone long enough for any concern."

The two House Guards stepped out again into open air. Nearby, several more House Guards in the brilliant blue and green uniforms that marked them as warriors tasked with the protection of the keep and it's residents sparred in both armed and unarmed combat. Generations past, the largest and strongest Eldar were chosen as members of the House Guard. Some things had changed, but some had not. The House Guard were downright bulky by Eldar standards, muscular and tall. Kulann, his black crest catching the evening sun, chose to push the issue of their Lord's absence as they walked.

"Varlaessa, everyone knows why he has chosen to take this journey, and why he chose only the Zoat to accompany him."

"The lions went as well..."

"Fine, then. A lizard and two cats. On a stroll through Dorchadas. He isn't thinking clearly.. Hasn't since the mon-keigh came with their weapons and dreams of plundering Mir-Vallaen and his queen..."

"Enough," a warning in a word. Her hair, caught in the soft breeze, a mane of fire. "Sennlaoch Curaidh is Lord of Coreiag Dhuun, and all the lands beyond and to the rivers. Our duty, our sworn duty, is to protect him, this household, and those lands, with our blades and our lives. It is not for us to know his mind, nor to question his motives."

"You have heard the portents of the Seers, same as I have! How much longer will we have lands or a household to protect should they be right? We need leadership. Someone whose mind is clear. Lord Curaidh plays sentimental games while..."

"Kulann. You are a capable warrior, one of my best. But perhaps you have been idle for too long. The years of peace that we have enjoyed have made you restless? Perhaps you need some more practice?" She gestured about with her glaive. Without his noticing, she had led them into a challenge circle. Around them, the sounds of training had grown quiet.

Kulann looked around, his mask hiding his emotions. His eyes slitted, a man in a trap he wasn't at all pleased to find himself in. "Perhaps." He drew his sword.

The contest was over before he charged, but to his credit, he uttered no sound as Varlaessa first disarmed him with the flat of her blade before hooking him behind the heel with the haft and sending him unceremoniously to his backside.

"Ambition and concern are accepted, Kulann," her voice calm, but unmistakably commanding. "Treason is not. Have a care how you express your thoughts in the future." She extended a hand, her eyes gentle, but locked with his.

As Kulann brushed himself off and retrieved his sword, he shook his head from side to side and chuckled. "Never could beat you. I serve now as I have always. Willingly, faithfully, and completely. If Lord Curaidh wishes to stand against the tide of prophecy that bears down upon us, I will stand with him, and you, to the end. Have no fear that you can count on me."

Varlaessa looked to the sky, a long sigh an attempt to expel some of the weariness that she felt. "The end. Let us hope it does not come to that. And that his journey to Dorchadas doesn't turn out to be his."



Also built the next two for this squad. Hope they paint up as quickly as the first one.



Plenty more to do. Thanks again for the huge response, and as always thanks for looking!

2020 minis completed: 99

That blue looks sweet!
Nice blend.

I'm not really getting a dinosaur-riding-wild-space-elf vibe from that model, but with a model that nice, who cares? I want to see a whole army that looks like that guy. Great work!

Wowsers did he turn out great, love those bright vibrant colors!
Looking forward to a seeing the troupe, er unit all painted up.

Great work, he has quite a high elf vibe about him with those colours, but then the mask puts him in space elf territory! You’re ripping through these exodites much faster than I was expecting. I guess when inspiration hits, it’s easy to progress fast!

These are all looking really great, but I particularly love the detail on Siobhans cloak and her "scythe". Those details are really interesting and make it pop!

The blue is wonderful youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Captain Brown is bob on, that blue is spectacular. The conversion work on the two new ones is equally good.

I love that blue bodysuit!

Excellent work! The house guard have a really cool look to them, really nice choice of bold colors.

Can't really add something new, that others haven't said already The mini looks great and it will be cool to see the first squad together, both new members are nice builds.

Thank you all so much!

The blue is Talassar Blue Contrast over a white base coat. I take zero credit for it's efficacy.

Long on motivation, short on time, has been the name of the game lately. Have managed to wrap up the next two members of this first squad and build the last two. No fluff update today. Brain not working.





And the next two:



Couple things. How great is it that ALL the Harlequins hold their swords in their right hands and pistols in their left? I LOVE IT. Pro-tip: I don't love it. Thankfully, Wyches shoot from the right, and I was planning to mix weapons anyway, for a less regimented feel. Like each member owns and maintains their own gear. And it is ALWAYS a good time when the minis have all of A TOE to attach to the base. What is this, Relic Knights? Hobbyist problems. We shall overcome.

Thanks for looking! Hopefully not so long of a wait for the next update.

2020 minis completed: 101 (!)

Great additions Youwashock, greens are excellent are those contrasts also.

Thanks, Yorkie!

No, not Contrast. The pale green is Sybarite washed with Druuchi, highlighted with Sybarite and then a rough 50/50 mix of Sybarite and very old Rotting Flesh. Blades are P3 Gnarls Green washed with Druuchi, hit again with Gnarls, then Army Painter Greenskin, then GW Warboss Green, then a touch of P3 Necrotite Green. Who names these things?




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 youwashock wrote:
Thank you all so much!

The blue is Talassar Blue Contrast over a white base coat. I take zero credit for it's efficacy.

Long on motivation, short on time, has been the name of the game lately. Have managed to wrap up the next two members of this first squad and build the last two. No fluff update today. Brain not working.





And the next two:



Couple things. How great is it that ALL the Harlequins hold their swords in their right hands and pistols in their left? I LOVE IT. Pro-tip: I don't love it. Thankfully, Wyches shoot from the right, and I was planning to mix weapons anyway, for a less regimented feel. Like each member owns and maintains their own gear. And it is ALWAYS a good time when the minis have all of A TOE to attach to the base. What is this, Relic Knights? Hobbyist problems. We shall overcome.

Thanks for looking! Hopefully not so long of a wait for the next update.

2020 minis completed: 101 (!)

Top work, as expected.
Really like that color scheme!

Two painted ones look great and the newly built ones will be awesome additions. Looking forward to this coming together.

Cool miniatures, and as always, great paintjob!

Amazing again, this force is going to look stunning all together. Agree that Talassar is wonderful stuff, such a great addition to the range.

Triple Digits!!!!! And good to know that Contrast works so well with these, it really is a nice effect on the cloth. And hopefully you will prevail in the battle against weird modeling by GW

Very nice youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Great work on the first pair, the second pair already look cool. Can’t wait to see the squad of them ready to dance in to combat!

Great work on those guards. The Talassar Blue Contrast looks stunning and gives them some proper alien space suit flair.

Hello there.

Well, I'm back. Had a bit of a thing there with a home renovation that deprived me of my access to my painting space and minis. Longest I have gone without doing hobby things, I think, for years. Don't like it. Takes the wind out of the creative sails, big time. Combined with a rough year-end at work, holidays, and my own bag of mental health tricks, it didn't take long for The Doubt to creep in. Felt disconnected from the hobby. Looked at the forum less. Doldrums in full effect. Makes it hard to start up again. But start again, I have. Ready to finish off the House Guard, and have assembled the rest of the BB box set into a Blitz Bowl team so I can play with my friends and all the teams they got for Xmas. From me. But first, along with this being my first year keeping track of how many minis I painted (blew my momentum there at the end, oh well), but my first year recap. On with the minis, in roughly chronological order.

Dreadball Coach


BONES Owlbear


BONES Stuffy Dolls


A big one, long in coming. Ghost Knight


Wizkids' Optimus Prime


Ganesha Mushroom Reaper (which I designed)


Dark Age Suzy Belle


Centurius and the last Legion boys



Song of Blades and Heroes Swamp characters, converted from Heroclix


Gender-bent Namor from Reaper


Tinkerbell from Reaper


Warzone Blessed Vestal Laura


A Dreadball and a trophy



Malifaux Wendigo


Beli'al from Shadows of Brimstone


Rifleman Dread


Artist's proof version of the Reaper


Malifaux Hoarcats


Reiver Sarge and a friend



God Gundam 1/144 scale


Relic Knights Betty


Malifaux Sabretooth Cerberus


BONES canned beef


Malifaux Gunsmith, Frost


Dreadball Teratons, The Tartarus Thundershells


OG Space Hulk Terminators and Stealers



Blood Bowl Treeman (old)


Nolzur's Beholder


Lelith Hesperax


BONES Mushroom Queen


Warzone Brotherhood Troopers


Malifaux Silent Ones


Ainoa from Confrontation


Imperial Fists Terminator Captain


Rifleman Contemptor


Hayley Barrett from Limbo Division


Malifaux Ice Dancers


Deathwing Terminators


Malvernis force for CAV


Jugger, the Zoat and Kram'agk, the Gyrinx


Siubhan Marbhadh, the Reaper


Exodite House Guards



Fun times. I am very much looking forward to getting back into it and interacting with the forum more often. I missed it. Best of luck to all of you in the new year. Thank you very much for all the comments and compliments you have left. Keep building, keep painting. And as always: Thanks for looking!

Wow, what a productive year! Thank you for the recap, it was fun seeing a few favorites again.

Sorry to hear your strugggle for hobbytime and motivation. Glad to see you are back on track.

What a most impressive summary of your models from 2020! Hayley and Lelith are my favourites. At least I guess so, because there is such a high quality painting everywhere and also diversity of models chosen from various franchises. Also like the consistently high quality of photography.

Wishing you a successful 2021 with sufficent hobbytime, motivation and loads of interesting models!

That is a big pile of well painted minis.

Despite the downturn in motivation towards the end, it still looks like you had a really productive year!

Glad you are back on track YWS, you are my personal favourite blog to catch up on.

One hell of a years work both in terms of variety and high quality. It is very difficult to pick a favourite but I think that Optimus Prime just pips it for me, no mean feat given I have no real affinity with Transformers.

Best if luck with it all.

So many hits! What a collection. The wendigo, the rifleman dread, the Mushroom Queen, that beholder! But my favourite has to be the OG Space Hulk termies. That's a paint job working overtime to freshen up a pretty of-its-time sculpt (to put it politely) Fantastic work.

Brilliant collected works, and a style that's really your own. It's all the more impressive when you consider that the cheap-and-cheerful Bones/Wizkids minis look every bit as good as the higher quality pieces. I've nothing against those lines, the Wizkids ones especially can punch well above their weight in terms of detail, but even so that's no mean feat to get them looking that good. The Beholder is an absolutely terrific standout for me.

Amazing work. All of it; no lie. You’ve painted a vasty diverse selection of minis to an incredible standard. I might not comment frequently, but I follow what you are painting, and am always impressed.

Life likes to throw all sorts of crap at us. Motivation comes and goes. This last year was bad on a lot of fronts for pretty much everyone. Keep doing what you need to do to make it through. But keep sharing what you are painting, because it’s inspirational.

Hang in there, and best wishes for the New Year.

Wonderful output!

Highlights for me are the tattoos on Suzy belle and the eyes on the Beholder

As all the others have said, well done on such a diverse and well painted bunch. Zoaty has to be my favourite (will you be getting the BB one?) but I have a soft spot for all of the terminators that you’ve done too. Good to have you back on the boards, and hopefully 2021 will see lots more painted minis!

That's some really impressive output for 2030, I look forward to seeing what 2021 produces.

Great summary there. It really does remind me why yours is such an enjoyable blog to read - a wide variety of really well painted models. Looking forward to your 2021 output, exodites especially

That's a lot of wonderfully painted models, excited to see what you finish this year!

Really great scrolling through the year, very wide range of miniatures and color schemes. Next to the Zoat the old BB treeman is probably my favorite, old sculpts with current paintjobs almost always look great.

Exalted progress youwashock.

Enough said.

CB

Wow. Thank you all so much. You are all far too kind. I greatly appreciate this response. And favorite blog, ListenToMeWarriors? I am flattered.

Looking to start the new year off at a run (with stumbling later, I am sure, possibly falling flat on my face) and having some extra time, I have jumped on the Blitz Bowl team like me on a pizza.



Was looking to Contrast these quickly, and I did. They are all painted and in the varnish/basing stage. Hope to have finished pics this week.

Thanks again, everyone. Thanks for looking!

That’s a nice colour, which contrast is that?

No Contrast. That is just an underwash of 50/50 Druuchi and Lahmian to deepen the shadows a little. The paint scheme is Xmas themed. Red and green, garish and festive.

Thanks for sharing the year in review, as I mentioned in gobert's thread I'm sure it takes a minute to compile but it's really fun to scroll through your progress for 2020. Blitzbowl Team looking cool, I like the ghostly effect. A few weeks ago I picked up a pot of Druuchi Violet after seeing you use it a few times, it's low-key my favorite shade at the moment.

Even better, I have some druchi! Even as fhey are it makes a nice spooky effect

Loving all these year in reviews! Truly great work, and such a consistent output across a real variety (in terms of manufacturers, models, formats, sizes and quality of sculpts). Far too talented!

Thanks for sharing

I have to say, I haven't been commenting enough in blogs the previous year and I've missed a lot of the minis you painted up but I have been following along again since you began with your Exodites.

Excellent work youwashock, some seriously stunning results from the year! Siubhan Marbhadh takes the cake for me personally


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 youwashock wrote:
Wow. Thank you all so much. You are all far too kind. I greatly appreciate this response. And favorite blog, ListenToMeWarriors? I am flattered.

Looking to start the new year off at a run (with stumbling later, I am sure, possibly falling flat on my face) and having some extra time, I have jumped on the Blitz Bowl team like me on a pizza.



Was looking to Contrast these quickly, and I did. They are all painted and in the varnish/basing stage. Hope to have finished pics this week.

Thanks again, everyone. Thanks for looking!

Quoted for page carryover!

That was an impressive haul of minis you finished last year! It was cool to see all of them again.
I really really like your distinctive paint style. Will eagerly look forward what you have in store for this year!

Glad you got the motivation back.
Sometimes it might be good to have a small break. Getting back to the hobby might feel even better after a pause.
I've not been very active on the writing side neither, but I've tried to do at least some painting regularly. Have not yet managed to do any this year though.

Glad to see you getting back into the painting saddle again. You’ve had a great year of painting and I’m sure 2021 will be even better.
Thanks for sharing!

That was an incredible litany of minis.
Optimus Prime stands out as a favorite. But, there are so many amazing figures there, it's hard to choose.

Thank you very much!

Well, that was a week, wasn't it? Sometimes I wonder if this is what going mad feels like...

Finally finished the bases for the Wood Elves and took those pictures.

The Wynterstag Kringles


People are always asking me if I know Tilur Do'Urden...


Hope to have the first game soon. My friends have been working on their teams, as well. Good to have that energy in the group. More Exodites on their way. Thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 8

Great start to the year ( for minis), I am always impressed with your color choices. These brawlers are quite the festive looking group.

Great work on those elves, love the snowy grass. And it's always good when other people are in this too, gives everyone a push to get stuff done. Hope you can get some games in soon!

 Viterbi wrote:
Great work on those elves, love the snowy grass. And it's always good when other people are in this too, gives everyone a push to get stuff done. Hope you can get some games in soon!

Very nice work.

I have now found myself with a Chaos BB team to paint, just because my gaming buddies are into it

Is it Christmas again already!? Great looking bunch of helpers for Santa (I think you need a bearded Ogre to finish the team... maybe a December project )

The rest of the world was getting a bit worried last week! Hopefully things can settle down come 20 Jan 21, and then the Vaccination programmes can get us back to normal by Easter

Nice work youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

Liking the color choice for these guys, not something you see every day.

It's cool to work on a project, team or a gang, when you have a group that works their own related project at the same time. Keeps up the motivation.

I'll echo those above, great work on the elves!

Thanks, guys. Appreciate the love. Sorry for the long silence. Life hasn't decided to chill. Wish it would.

FINALLY wrapped the first unit for the Exodites. Seemed to take forever. Made it hard to work. Just little bits of time snatched away until they were done. And here they are.



And the whole group.



With a friend.



The Reaper wanted to be in the shot, but nobody wanted to stand by her...

For a palette cleanser, I have decided to paint my Celtos minis. Had most of these for quite some time. Like, decades? Anyway, hope to paint them quick. Like everything. One day it will work out. BB Elves were sort of quick...I digress.



The one painted mini will be transferred to the base next to her. She was painted around 20 years ago, but I still like her so I won't be stripping her, just spiffing her base. Not a total re-paint step backwards. More sideways.

Also started an odd terrain project. I call it The Great MacGuffin. What is it? No idea. But I am pretty sure armies will kill to possess it. If I ever play a game with armies again.

It all started when I was peeling plex at work and sticking the backing sheets together. Ended up with this.



I thought, "you know, youwashock, you should totally make something out of that." I told myself no. I never listen to me. Glue gun engaged.



Layers. Will keep it up until it "feels" right. The plan is to have it appear to be floating above ground, all ominous and globular.



And last, but by no means least, my children painted their first minis. My son turned 7 this month, and his sister has waited patiently for him to be "old enough" so I could have them both try at once. Could hardly have the little guy sit out. Like he would stand for it. Still need to address the bases, but they had a good time and are anxious for more. BONES and the free minis from the local GW will be the rule of the day for a while.



My son painted the dragon and the beekeeper mouseling, my daughter the little wizard. I helper her a bit with the wash around the inside of the hood and mouth, but they did the rest. Here's hoping it is just the beginning.

So there it is. Should be more for how long it has been, but them's the breaks. Keep on plugging, stuff gets done eventually. Celtos, maybe that Judiciar, and building the test mini for the Exodite Wraithguard currently in the dugout. Thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 10

Great job finishing the first house guard squad and congrats to your kids for finishing their first minis. Really cool for their first foray into painting, especially the glowing orb thingy on the left mouse.

Hey mate,

a really stunning return to form on this page. The Exodites are a very cool take on the concept; I love that they their own unique identity outside of caveman dinosaur space elves. They seem to blend right into their bases - very natural, which I think is thematic and fitting!

Good luck with the Celtos guys, having an extended break from a project and coming back with new eyes and ideas can often be just what the doctor ordered.

I really love the concept behind the ball too - that's what I think this hobby is all about and it's great to see the ball get rolling on something that will be undoubtedly be very cool.

Lovely to see the kids get involved and looks like a great start for both. Like Viterbi said, the swirly orb is really impressive - shows great brush control! Here's hoping you get to paint a lot more together in future - what an awesome bonding experience for you all.

Your year in review is an incredible list of achievements. The mottling on the coach's head and shoulders, the windows of Optimus Prime, the whole concept and execution of the Ghost Knight, the wendigo, the beholder's eyes, any time you've had to paint hair...what a year!

Sorry to hear about the struggles towards the back end, and glad you are on the mend again. It is tough when you no longer have time/space to find your groove, and I am the same in that productivity/motivation is a bit of a building blocks thing for me where it takes a long time to build up but can come tumbling down again quickly. When your creative output is part of your self image, any damage to it can reflect inward, and sometimes you look at that from the outside in and think, isn't it a bit ridiculous to feel frustrated or sad about this when I have all this other good stuff going on in my life, and then the guilt spiral kicks in and pretty soon you're in the hole. Anyway, don't want to bog your blog down (and sorry if none of my projecting applies to your situation! ), just wanted to say that you're not alone and it's impressive that you've managed to get kickstarted again so soon. Hope things continue to pick up for you man.

I really love the eclectic mix of minis and projects you put out here and it's always a blast watching you bring a model to life. Thanks for taking the time to share with us!

Lovely job on the Exodites! And as long as you’re not trying to do this as a job, slow and steady is fine.

Those Exodites look great Youwashock. Would not worry to much about how many minis you get painted in a month you have 11 more months to catch up . Kids did a bang up job on the figs, seems they have inherited your artistic skills.

 youwashock wrote:
The plan is to have it appear to be floating above ground, all ominous and globular.

Ominous and globular? That's how I feel after a few too many Bugmans. Fun project, I'm getting brain coral vibes from it.

Exodites look rad, especially ranked up with the Zoat. It's great your kids are getting into it, the glow on the wizard's staff looks pretty good for any age!

Those exodites are awesome, and the kiddos did a great job as well!

Excited to see what becomes of the glue gun globe of doom.

Globular is a word used all too seldom

Those House Guard are lovely, and the bases really set them off! Is that just layers of thin cork?

Sorry that you are finding everything a push at the moment YWS, it will get better.

The first unit of Exodites look stunning, such inspired colour and parts choice so that they look a perfect fit for the faction.

The Celtos minis look like a fun project as does the terrain...I have no idea where that is going.

And finally congratulations on introducing the kids into the World of miniature painting, must've been hard keeping your daughter patient enough to keep interested. They have both done great, top parenting Sir!

Thank you all very much, on behalf of myself and the kiddos.

Slinky, yes. The bases are just layers of thin cork. Then painted, burnt umber in this case, then a coat of Martian Ironcrust, at which point Army painter tufts are set in. Last step is the homemade baking soda/glue/white paint snow mix.

Great first miniatures!

So much better than my first efforts, and hopefully a sign of things to come

Thanks for sharing

Good to see you've wrapped up the house guard, they look amazing.

Also keen to see what the the ball will become, a world spirit maybe?

Great job by your kids too, the orb looks sweet, as does the dragon's eye!

youwashock,

Wonderfully colorful Exodites.

Cheers,

CB

Your kids seem to be natural painters. I wonder whom they have to thank for that

Really interested about that ball. The greatest terrain pieces usually come out of random objects with the idea "I could make something weird out of this".

Thank you, guys!

Work continues, just a quick post to share the latest monkey-wrench courtesy of my family for my birthday.
The Star Wars Legion Mandalorian starter kit. I don't play the game, and most likely won't, but I do love me some Mandos/Fett.
Figure having a touch of beskar in the collection is a good thing.

Woo! That is exciting!
Some bounty hunter goodness is always good news.

Those finished exodites came out fantastic! The blue is a really great colour that works well on the minis.

The mini washocks did a great job on their first little guys. I love the dragon sitting on his pile of gold.

Hope the mojo can be found so you can rattle off the Stsr Wars stuff

I always enjoy seeing kids' first miniatures. Hold on to those, they're precious!

Loving the Exodites. The colours, poses, just about everything about them is fascinating, and that's a good thing to achieve with a model, I think.

The Exodites are lovely. Their suits, the weapons, masks it all fits together so well. The green blades are such eyecandy.

Also, great jobs by the kids!

Have fun with star wars and the plex blob.

 youwashock wrote:
Sorry for the long silence. Life hasn't decided to chill. Wish it would.

Amen.

Many thanks, guys. Have been working. Slow, but steady. Couple WiPs to get the new page going.



Celtos minis coming along. Working so far. Just need to keep at it.



And the glue sink. Think I am good with the look now. Paint soon.

Thank you again for the comments, and as always, thanks for looking!

The blob, I need to see what your going to do with it... the suspense is killing me.

I like the look of the big cat, but the blob already looks pretty freaky. Have you decided on colour? It looks like a really gribbly monster, will it be fleshy and bloody or more magical?

Interesting mixture on your desk and I'm very interest what will be done with this big ball with glue

Raiders of the Lost Ark rolling rock trap?

My two cents,

CB

Kids' minis look stunning. Interesting glue ball project.

Thank you for the comments, guys.

Hello there. Where did February go? Not a lot of time for...anything, it seemed. Finished up al the Celtos models. Big glue ball is waiting for primer, but looks about the same as before, just more glue.

Group shot first, then some individuals, and a couple details for tattoos I thought worked out well. These minis are all from I-Kore's Celtos range. The Gael faction. While they did eventually release rank and file models, these were all named characters. The ladies had names like Eriu, Cliodan, Cliodna and such. The guy had one of those cool three-part names like Roth Mac Lyr, Drac Mac Syro and Obi Wan Kenobi.











The lady posing atop the spring was painted a long time ago. Never quite happy with her base, but still like her paint job. This one does the trick, I feel.















That last one is probably my favorite of the bunch. Always liked the flow of that mini, and it is nice to finally paint it.

Not much else to say right now. Living. Trying to maintain and keep painting. Plenty of stuff to choose from. Hope you are all doing well. Thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 21 (I think)

Good to see you’re still going strong. The tattoos on these guys are fantastic, really well done and fitting for the minis

Those gals are amazing. Rocking those tattoos.

Those are some really cool miniatures. I agree with the above, the woad patterns/tattoos are excellent and really suit the sculpt.

Nice work, worth the wait! Is that mostly constrast paints?

Thank you! It's nice to have something to show. Glad you like the tattoos, as they are pretty much the reason these models finally got painted.

Arakasi, pretty much all Contrast except for the metallics and a few teensy details. Eyes and teeth and such. Applied over a white undercoat with a very diluted coat of Death Guard green. Oh, and Chestnut ink over Contrast for the red hair.

Lots of T&A on display from those, eh?

The paintjobs look really good, though! Freehanding those tattoos had to be pretty tricky but they turned out great!

You certainly haven't been idle, that's a nice group of minis painted! Really cool what you can get out of the Contrast paints, I thought most of it was classic layering. And as the others have said, the tattoos are really cool, especially how crisp they look on those big pictures

Wow, what an amazing set of models you've painted up. Really nailed those tattoos too, not a bad bit of work for February eh?

Snazzy Gaels! Love the tattoos!

Got to concur with everyone else, those tattoos are great. I envy your steady hand, patience and brush control. I agree on the final warrior being the best sculpt of the bunch.

Keep on keeping on YWS.

Superb work on those Celtos minis! Love your favorite a lot. So much character!

Great work youwashock.

Exalted.

Cheers,

CB

Tattoos look amazing, and your skin tones are divine. They look great!

Amazing work on those Tatoos!

Beautiful work on the ladies. I never got into that game, but some of the models were interesting. These look so much better painted up, I was never impressed with their metals until now.

Those models look a lot like R. Crumb girls. Your work on the skin is superlative

These are wonderful! Excellent skin tones and tattoos, beautifully blended. Really cool models, too.

Impressive! Your skin tones and tattoos are wonderful a great looking unit.

Excellent work. The tattoos are incredible. That last one really takes the cake. As you said, the pose is so dynamic.

The tattoos are awesome, and the pose on the last gal is perfect.

Thanks for sharing

A hearty huzzah for all of you and your support. Very much appreciated. Nothing new to show. Picking out what's next, and the glue ball has it's coat of primer. Need to assemble the base and then start painting. Thank you all again!

Just gonna set this here for a second...



Not much else to show. Hobby time has been sparse, and life hasn't been kind. When I have time, I have no energy. When I have energy, I have no time. Still, doing what I can. And trying to not be derailed by newly arrived KD pinups. Hard to believe I paid for these years ago.

Thanks for looking!

Keep on plugging away when and how you can. Ball-o-glue is looking interesting!

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 youwashock wrote:
Just gonna set this here for a second...



Not much else to show. Hobby time has been sparse, and life hasn't been kind. When I have time, I have no energy. When I have energy, I have no time. Still, doing what I can. And trying to not be derailed by newly arrived KD pinups. Hard to believe I paid for these years ago.

Thanks for looking!

2021 has started strangely, I get you 100% on the motivation and time not aligning. Everything seems hard this year, fingers crossed it all gets better soon. Ball of glue looks cool, have you decided on colours?

That looped piece of silver metal made me think you were making a lifesized wrecking ball to go all goblin looney on us like 2020 did

Ha! Thanks, guys!

No goblin fanaticism for me, Theo. Yet.

Gobert, I picked up some craft paints for this one. Starting with a black/gold colorshift I will be splodging on heavily, then drybrushing some bronze, gold and silver around. Then a drybrush of various greens along the bottom to give it some underlighting. The base will be broken ground with a bit of a crater look. Probably toss a little green around there, too.

Sounds cool, especially the colour shift. I’ve not seen much use of them, so it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

Those Celtos models turned out really well, I particularly like the tatoos and stripes on the tiger. It's the sort of thing I usually chicken out on doing for fear of messing up the skin if it goes wrong. I'm really intrigued to see how the glue ball turns out too.

 youwashock wrote:
Just gonna set this here for a second...



Not much else to show. Hobby time has been sparse, and life hasn't been kind. When I have time, I have no energy. When I have energy, I have no time. Still, doing what I can. And trying to not be derailed by newly arrived KD pinups. Hard to believe I paid for these years ago.

Thanks for looking!

*Golum voice*
What is it ? What is it precious?

The Barbarian girls are looking real good! I especially love all the tattoos, really bring out their fierce nature!
What is your secret for the skin?

More KDM always sounds good. Yet to paint any, but I have one mini waiting for it's turn.

Glad to see the glue ball piquing interest.

Ezki, no secret, just Gulliman Contrast mixed 3:2 with medium over white undercoat with a very thin wash of Death Guard. Tattoos go down first, adds just a touch of an "under the skin" look.

Thanks again!

Oh, tattoos UNDER the skin level. Well that's quite clever, and makes a lot of sense. Quite intuitive really. Nicely done!

That's a good tattoo tip, thanks for sharing! Very much looking forward to the globe. Love the color scheme you described for it.

That’s a great tip for tattoos in the Contrast age. Nice one!

I hadn’t thought about how tattoos and contrast paints would go so well together. I knew the trick of a thinned down skin-tone wash over the tat to make it look older and part of the skin. Never really thought about how contrast could just make that a one-step process. Good idea to file away for next time.

I really want to know whats going on with the big black glob....

That ball is gloriously mysterious. Excited!

Thank you!

Slow progress, but progress. Things are crawling along. Quick WiP.




Appreciate all comments! Thanks for looking.

Very cool kitbash, it's impressive how well those models go together. Also bonus points for taking the pic on top of "the ball".

Oooo! I like this!

Very excited to see your take on the tree wraithguard, are you using kurnoth hunters as your base? (also, calling that ball a world spirit, just has to be one!)

The head looks like it’s just tacked on; like it doesn’t belong. I think a few vines/branches coming up from the neck would work to help “attach” it to the model.

The gun doesn’t bother me. I guess it’s easier jump for a tree thing to be packing modern hardware. You don’t assume it’s all the same thing.

Yes! I like that a lot. The head does not look tacked onto me, but opinions and all that. Really admire the work to fit the blaster into the hands, great stuff.

ListenToMeWarriors wrote:
Yes! I like that a lot. The head does not look tacked onto me, but opinions and all that. Really admire the work to fit the blaster into the hands, great stuff.

I might have come across a little harsher then I intended. I blame a quick post before I finished my first cup of coffee. A little disjointed with the overall look, maybe integrated a little bit better with the wild aesthetic?

Still amazing work.

Apologies Nev, I was not calling you out... just offering an alternative opinion. I think a lot of potential integration will come when it is painted, but tbh as a mediocre kit basher and converter I just really like what YWS has done here.

Thanks, everyone!

Tyranid Horde, they are based on the Hunters. And it could be a World Spirit. It's the Great Macguffin. It could be anything. Or nothing.

Nev, I totally appreciate what you are getting at. I have spent no small amount of time during planning deciding how I wanted the head attached/integrated. Like this, a few bits here and there, almost swallowed by the tree. Truthfully, I too am not completely sold on this version, but I don't want to paint/sculpt anything too much more involved. Time, attention, effort and all that. The answer may be a few dabs of putty. Will most likely give it a try and let the paint do the rest of the lifting like LTMW says. Will paint this one for sure before finalizing the other four.

Wow, that kitbash works really well!

Nice conversion of the Wraith Guard youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

I like the vines and leaves reaching up to that sleek head. A couple of painted and/or putty tree parts would likely tie it all together.

Thanks, guys!

A little putty later...



Thanks for looking!

Very cool! The addition of the putty does make it look more cohesive. Still need to know what that ball is.

I really like where this is going. What's the base body, Sylvaneth Treelord?

I do love the Sylvaneth Wraithguard, it's just such a smooth design. That little bit of green stuff goes miles to blending the smooth wraith head with the detailed wooden body!

Very nice! Little bit really ties it together.

I noticed he had some shelf fungus on his chest. If you want to mix up the organics on the heads, maybe a little growth on the side of one?

Thank you, guys! I feel it should do the trick.

 Nevelon wrote:
Very nice! Little bit really ties it together.

I noticed he had some shelf fungus on his chest. If you want to mix up the organics on the heads, maybe a little growth on the side of one?

Quit it, you. (but that could be cool. maybe just for one...)

Don Qui Hotep, they are based on the Kurnoth Hunters.

Heh. I’m full of bad ideas for other people to do.

Honestly, my thought process was “what design elements from the bodies could be carried over to the heads?” The vines was the easy one. But it’s the nature of organics that you don’t really want to hit the same button over and over again. It’s good to get a little variety in. Life will find a way. So when looking at the excellent and effective vine work, my eye caught on the little fungi on his chest. Carrying those up to the head would be another thing that could work. And probably not hard to do. Just make a few little disks, maybe trim the contour in the back to fit the helmet, and stack a few up. How hard can it be?

It’s just scratch building details out of GS. No big deal.

That tiny, tiny bit of greenstuff has such an enormous impact! Ties it together so well. Love it.

I agree with Nevelon that putting fungus on one or two instead of vines would also be a nice little bit of variation. Only a little bit, not anywhere it would disrupt the smooth line of the head overall though.

Wraithguard looks really good, that final little bit of greenstuff work has finished it off nicely

Very cool kitbash with the Sylvaneth bits, excited to see it progress further.

Hello, everyone. Thanks for the comments! Things have still been very slow. Weird mental blocks. Trying to get shake off dust working on the slag ball and an old Heroclix mod I started years ago and decided to get out of my sight. It has a Heroclix level paintjob. Not sure I will even take a real picture when it is done. Should probably count it for the year. Anyway, quick WiP of things to hopefully come in the near future. Thanks for looking!

 youwashock wrote:
Hello, everyone. Thanks for the comments! Things have still been very slow. Weird mental blocks.

Everything alright? Not your usual regular progress.

CB

Thor looks cool, good to see you back, hopefully the mental block will pass

Thor looks fun and that is a Mandalorian lying around beneath him, isn't it? Is it printed or from the Legion game.

Gotta echo gobert, hope the blocks will pass!

Thanks for the comments, fellows.

No, Cap'n. I wouldn't say things are alright. Somehow I missed March, and April was a slow, slow start. Just had a funk? I dunno. Spent some time over the weekend getting back to it. Keeping the ball rolling, as it were.

Thor is hot garbage, but he's done. Glad to not have to look at his bloopy, half-finished puss anymore. And the glue ball is done. Need to get some better pics, with minis milling around.






World Spirit? World ender? Ruins of the Citadel of Lamps? Who knows.

And that is indeed Boba Fett from Legion laid out by the Odinson. Also working on that Judiciar.

Thanks for looking!

That is one good looking ball of something!

The OSL eldritch glow really fits The Ball.

I feel that you need a set of objective markers a/o scatter terrain of little research stations/sciencey stuff to go with it. What is it? Why is it here? Hold objective #3 to find out! Works for pretty much any game system and helps forge that narrative.

Excellent work. Keep your chin up and moving forward. Hang in there. Life is unkind to us all sometimes, motivation and energy comes and goes. You got this.

Love the spooky glow on the floaty ball. A very good execution of the concept

Thanks for sharing

Ooooh, super cool effects!

Thank you, guys.

Quick WiP pics of what's going on and a couple sad contributions to the finished minis total. Thor and the coin from Blitz Bowl I completely forgot to paint.







Still a couple things to do with Judiciar's head, and the rest of him is moving along, but nowhere near done. At least I'm painting.

Thanks for looking!

Keep on plugging away-- it all adds up in the end.

Is Thor standing on an anvil?

I hear ya Youwashock I’m starting and stopping projects left and right. Looks like your getting your mojo back, I really like how the head is turning out and the glowy globe looks cool.

Nice work on the librarian(?) face - what is your skin recipe?

Thanks for sharing

Thanks, everyone!

JoshInJapan, yes. This is a replacement for the horrendous TabApp Heroclix sculpt that came with the dial. It is the original HC Thor from the Clobberin' Time set with a new head and an extended haft for Mjolnir. Was riffing on the legend of Mjolnir's forging, sort of a What If thing. An extra HC anvil object for dynamic leaping action and lightning from Electro finish it off.

IGtR=, it is just Gulliman Flesh Contrast over white. It will be the Judiciar's head.

Keep the faith, brother.

You're not alone. I find myself super motivated to paint something, only when I don't have time to paint. When I clear my schedule, I spend my time staring at my cluttered bench, moving things around, switching projects, or setting up a palette but barely painting anything. It's impossible not to underestimate the mental strain of the changes to our lives over the course of the last year.

If you're ever in Colorado, hit me up. We'll sit and stare at our paint projects together.

Your guilliman flesh always looks amazing! I must be using it wrong. If the head is owt to go by the rest of the Judiciar will be awesome! Hopefully he inspires the mojo to return and the return of some normality isn’t far off. I know that I’ve been suffering a distinct lack of time and focus with all the crazy in the world. I guess we have to bear in mind this is for fun, so take a break if it’s not. Conversely when times are tough it’s good to find a little slot for something we enjoy. Chin up and keep up the good fight against the pile of shame!

Ooh! The glue ball looks interesting. Nice work on the OSL effect.

I second gobert that I've never achieved such results with Guilliman Flesh, good job!
Then again, I've only ever tried in top of darker tones. Gotta try white next time!

Looking good!

I love the results from guiliman flesh. So simple, but such results. I still manage to screw up the eyes, but the rest of the faces are easy now.

Gulliman flesh gives good results. I find it usually better over small areas but used it on a whole Vargskyr recently to decent effect.

In spite of the rut it is great to see you still active and posting on here. Keep it up and the mojo is sure to return.

The giant ball of doom looks pretty groovy.

I continue to be jealous of the results people are getting with the Contrast paints, that's a great face!

Love the more detailed pic of Thor, he looks so happy at Mjolnir. And another poor Judiciar who will not get his normal head I believe I've seen one on this forum, who used the standard head. And you can't force the hobby mojo, it will come back when it wants too, but one can nudge it a bit

Hey mate, hope all is well. Thanks for keeping us updated! Slow progress can feel like no progress at times but we are always our own worst critic. You're still getting through things, and the things that you're getting through are quality!

Love the ent-y wraithguard, it's a very cool concept to add to your already awesome exodites. Sleek and natural with a neat aesthetic.

Libby's face looking aces, your flesh is always super impressive.

Really love the alien ball as well. It is really starting to resolve itself. I can picture it being the driving force behind a claustrophic sci fi alien thriller that gets mentioned all movie but only revealed at the end. Neat job on the OSL. Is it metallic? Is it organic? Hard to tell and I love that.

Keep at it mate, always love stopping by!

Many thanks, fellow enthusiasts. The support is greatly appreciated.

Judiciar is assembled (scraped some paint doing that, will need to be more careful in the future) and just needs the servo skull painted. Have started painting the Wraithguard. Kids painted more, too. Hope to have pics soon!

All the waiting for the globulous globe was worth it! What a cool effect. Always happy to see your updates. Judicar's head looks ace, really tight brush control.

Those are awesome.
Is heroclix still a thing? I loved that game back int he day. Heroclick boosters and MTG booster pack.. choosing between those was hard as a kid!

 youwashock wrote:
No, Cap'n. I wouldn't say things are alright. Somehow I missed March, and April was a slow, slow start. Just had a funk? I dunno. Spent some time over the weekend getting back to it. Keeping the ball rolling, as it were.

Sorry to hear that. I do know how you can miss an entire year and paint nothing.

Sincerely,

CB

Thanks, all! I greatly appreciate all the support.

Argive, yes. Heroclix is still going. New starter just a little bit ago. Very tempted to see how the game has changed as I have not played in years. Then I reminded myself I don't really need to get back into that money sink.

Couple quick WiP pics. Judiciar is mid-varnish. More soon.

Druchii (about 50% strength) over white.



Followed by Aggaros Dunes.



Thanks for looking!

Ooh, that looks really nice! Your wash and contrast game is strong as usual youwashock! The white head looks great against the wood, will it be staying white?

Sylvadaeri looks really cool. I find Aggaros Dune one of the best colors in the Contrast range. Use it quite often for rope, tassels and blond hair. Excited to see the varnished Judiciar.

Wood Eldar is coming along nicely!

Such a cool juxtaposition of the sleek, alien helmet against the organic branches, leaves , and fungi growing on/out of the armor.

Greetings, all. Thank you for the comments.

Yes, gobert. The helm will be white with some green designs on it. Maybe a transfer.

Finished something. Palladon Grender, Judiciar of the Angels of Truth.







Was torn over whether or not to paint the eye. In the end I went for a Clint Eastwood squint. I think it works. Also, coat's looking a little sheen-y in that back pic. Annoying, but it could be the light. Nice to have this one done.

Kids painted more. Daughter's is the Stormcast, son's the Marine.



And some shots of the glue ball with some Marines for scale reference and atmosphere.







Moving along, now. Mojo returning. Have the Wraithguard in progress and a few more minis ready.

Thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 25

The Wraithguard are looking absolutely fantastic already!
Good work with the Judiciar as well.

Like I've said before, your kids are naturals.

I love the last picture: the ball of glue is looking really menacing!

Edit: congrats on 50 pages! Quite a feat.

Great work finishing off the Judiciar, he’s very well done. I hadn’t noticed the helmet in hand conversion, shows how good it is I suppose! The kids stuff is cool, it’s good to see the young’uns getting involved

Thanks very much, you two.

The kids are having a good time. They have already picked their next minis.

50 pages? Hurray!

Nice Judiciar youwashock.

Cheers,

CB

The head swap and addition of the servo skull really help set the Judiciar apart. I agree on the eye as well, I think it looks great and really works.

Your kids are smashing out some great work as well, that Stormcast looks better than the ones I have painted in the past.

Judiciar of the Angels of Truth looking fab

Thanks for sharing

Amazing job on the Judiciar, as was said before, the servo skull addition is great and adds lots of character to an already great mini. And cool to see your kids at work, great job from both!
And I hadn't realized how big that ball is. Very atmospheric scale shots.

Thank you, guys!

Wrapped up Wraithguard Uno. If the rest of the squad goes as quickly and as well, I will be thrilled.





And with a couple friends.



Time to build a couple more. Also paint Fett and a Limbogal. Also, I may have gotten into something silly.



Probably won't plan to paint all the models, but I am looking forward to more than a few of the X-Men figures coming in a year (or so).

Thanks again to all who have chimed in and brought the blog this far, and as always, thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 26

Haven't been in here for a while, I obviously missed some cool stuff! That wraithguard is sweet, great job!

It really looks the business, wonderfully alien yet familiar.

Love the WG, he looks fantastic.

Great execution on the Wraithguard, finished mini is amazing and works very well with his (hers? its?) buddies. And excited for those Chiblis, they should be fun to paint!

Love the Wraithguard - it was an interesting painting process but all went well in the end!

Thanks for sharing

Very cool results on the wraithguard!

Fantastic job on the wraithguard and the Judicar looks as if he’s ready to beat someone’s @$$.

Love that Judiciar, and the Wraithguard looks good too. Your kids seem to be doing pretty well as far as painting skill also; guess they have a good teacher, huh?

That is a cool wraithguard conversion, can't wait to see more

Great job on the Wraithguard, I really love the gems on its chest.

Lovely job on your wooden Wraithguard!

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the wraitguard is awesome.

Test Wraithguard worked out very well.

My two cents,

CB

Hello, again.

First off, many thanks for all the comments and compliments! It is greatly appreciated.

Second, it would appear that after getting back into the swing of things and finding my motivation again, I have even less time to paint than before. Too many activities combined with more to do at work. Sigh. Nothing to do but keep on truckin'. Get what I can done.

Only finished model is Hulk from Marvel United. Fun mini. Looking forward to more of them. Especially Punisher and the deluge of mutants to come in 2022.







Hope to have more soon. Thanks for looking!

2021 minis completed: 27